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　1998年８月に茨城県水戸市を流れる那珂川沿いで大雨による洪水が起こり４万人近い人が避難し、水害対策として新たな堤防が作られました。2003年には各地の桜の名所から桜の苗木が贈呈されてこの堤防沿いに植樹され、蜂須賀さくらと呼ばれているこの桜の木がそのうちの１本で昨日は満開でした。

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Heavy rainfall caused a flood along the Naka river running through Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture and nearly 40,000 inhabitants evacuated in August 1998. Therefore a new levee was made as a flood-control measure. Some cherry blossom seedlings were donated from places for beautiful cherry blossoms in 2003, and were planted along the embankment. This cherry tree called Hachisuka-sakura is one of them, and the cherry blossoms were in full bloom yesterday.

タグ：inhabitants evacuated 堤防沿いに植樹 桜の苗木 new levee was made 蜂須賀さくら the Naka river heavy rainfall caused a flood planted along the embankment 各地の桜の名所 flood-control measure 水害対策 大雨による洪水 cherry seedlings were donated Hachisuka-sakura 満開