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  5. Heavy rain triggers floods and landslides in central Japan, leaving one dead and several missing.

Heavy rain triggers floods and landslides in central Japan, leaving one dead and several missing.

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Heavy rain caused widespread flooding in Japan's north-central Noto region, with at least a dozen rivers bursting their banks by 11 am local time. The rain, which was particularly intense in the city of Wajima, resulted in 40,000 people being ordered to evacuate across four cities. The deluges triggered landslides and caused swollen rivers to overflow, flooding homes and leaving some people stranded. According to reports, more than 120mm of rain was recorded in Wajima on Saturday morning, with hourly rainfall reaching 121 millimetres. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued its highest-level warning for Ishikawa, advising of a "life-threatening situation". At least one person was killed, three were missing, and two were seriously injured in the flooding.

  1. JP
    Yoshimasa Hayashi
    Government of Japan
    1. Heavy rain is hitting the region that had been badly damaged by the Noto earthquake, and I believe many people are feeling very uneasy.
    2. This is heavy rain in the region that suffered massive damage by the Noto peninsula earthquake. There must be many people who are very worried.
  2. JP
    Koji Yamamoto
    1. I asked [contractors] to check the safety of workers... but we are still unable to contact four people.
  3. JP
    Sugimoto Satoshi
    Japan Meteorological Agency
    1. This level of downpours has never been experienced in this region before. Residents must secure their safety immediately. The risk to their lives is imminent.
  4. JP
    Eiichi Higashi
    1. It's tough to see people who live in temporary housing after losing their houses to the quake now coming to yet another shelter because of the rain.

Floods in Japan

  1. At least six killed in central Japan floods, landslides strike quake-stricken region
  2. At least six dead, three missing after heavy rains in Japan

sources

  1. 1.BBC
  2. 2.The Guardian
  3. 3.ABC News (Australia)
  4. 4.Le Monde
  5. 5.Agence France-Presse
  6. 6.Kyodo News Agency
  7. 7.NHK TV
  8. 8.Reuters

perspectives

  1. 1.Natural Disasters
  2. 2.Climate Change
  3. 3.Floodings
  4. 4.Earthquakes
  5. 5.Landslide

countries

  1. 1.JapanJP

organizations

  1. 1.Japan Meteorological AgencyJP
  2. 2.Japanese Self Defense Forces
  3. 3.Down to Earth
  4. 4.Hokuriku Electric Power Co

persons

  1. 1.Yoshimasa HayashiJP
  2. 2.Fumio KishidaJP
  3. 3.Koji YamamotoJP
  4. 4.Satoshi Sugimoto
  5. 5.Eiichi HigashiJP
  6. 6.Masaru Kojima
  7. 7.Sugimoto SatoshiJP