Japanese company invents ‘flood-resistant’ floating homes
India Today
A Japanese housing development company, ‘Ichijo Komuten’, has invented a house which starts floating as soon as the level of water increases.
A Japanese housing development company, ‘Ichijo Komuten’, has invented a floating house which the company claims will help to solve the problems of flood-prone countries.
The house’s structure is unique because it is waterproof, the company said, adding that as soon as the level of water increases, the house starts floating.
In an interview with a US television channel, the company said, “The house looks like a normal house, but when the water started filling up around it, the house slowly started leaving the ground and rising upwards.”
The company also demonstrated the floating house for the general public, News18 reported.
Meanwhile, the company said, “The house is connected by thick iron rods. It is connected to the ground by thick cables, which release the house upwards when floods occur and affix it back to the ground as soon as the flood is over. As the water gets less the house touches the ground. Electric things have been installed upwards, so that water does not reach there. The house can float at a height of up to 5 meters."
Japan has long been conditioned to prepare for earthquakes, but it also experiences heavy flooding caused by torrential rains and typhoons, which leads to destruction and loss of lives.
