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Recovering from Heavy Rain Damage Through Cooperation and Think-And
Our Starting Point Our Starting Point Strategy of Value Creation for Our Vision A Foundation Supporting Value Creation Data Status of operations and damage directly after the Heavy Rain Event of July 2018 Situation at 2:00pm, July 11, 2018 Recovering from heavy rain Operational Operations suspended Shinji Tottori Yonago Higashi- Kisuki Line Maizuru damage through cooperation San-in Line Nishi-Maizuru Izumo-Yokota Chizu Mochigase Kamiiwami Fukuchiyama ru Wadayama Hakubi Line Niimi Tsuyama Express Chizu Maizu Line Bingo-Ochiai Imbi Teramae Masuda Line Ayabe Higashi- San-in Line Hiroshima Bichu- Shiomachi Okayama ama Hagi Shin-Iwakuni Kojiro Tsuy Line Tokuyama ntan Line Aki- Kozuki Sayo Ba and think-and-act initiatives ine akubi Line Kameyama Fuchu H Geibi Line Higashi- Kishin Fukuen Line Line San-yō L Kannnabe Okayama Kamigori Kabe Soja Line Higashihiroshima Himeji Mihara Fukuyama The Heavy Rain Event of July 2018 resulted in large-scale damage throughout West Japan, including in areas where Shin-Yamaguchi Kaitaichi Kushigahama Yokogawa Kasaoka Gantoku Line JR-West operates, and many sections of track were rendered unusable. Iwakuni Kurashiki Kure Line Yanai Amid this unprecedented damage, we came together as a Group and by implementing many think-and-act initiatives and San-yō Line cooperating with local stakeholders, we were able to recover many damaged sections of track and restart operations.* Recovery work In order to get life back to normal as soon as possible, we mobilized Opening land around the capabilities of the entire Group and cooperated with aﬃliates An entire stations for and local stakeholders in various areas to advance recovery eﬀorts.
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