Flooding in Japan: 'Rain is the heaviest we have ever experienced'
At least one person is dead and six others are missing in Japan as parts of that country deal with record rainfall and the resulting catastrophic flooding, officials warned on Saturday.
Torrential rain in Japan floods quake-stricken Noto region
Record rainfall on Saturday hit central Japan's Noto region, which was devastated by a major earthquake in January, prompting evacuation orders for tens of thousands of residents and causing a power outage for more than 5,
Japan orders evacuations as heavy rains trigger floods in quake-hit area
Japanese authorities told tens of thousands of people to evacuate the quake-hit region of Ishikawa on Saturday as "unprecedented" rains triggered floods and landslides.
Japan orders evacuations as heavy rains trigger floods in earthquake-hit region
Japanese authorities told tens of thousands of people to evacuate the quake-hit region of Ishikawa on Saturday as “unprecedented” rains triggered floods and landslides. A dozen rivers in the region had burst their banks as of 11:00 am (0200 GMT),
Heavy rain pounds northcentral Japan leaving 1 person dead and several others missing
Officials say heavy rain has pounded Japan’s northcentral region of Noto which triggered landslides and floods and left one person dead and several missing.
Heavy rain triggers deadly landslides and floods in Japan
Heavy rain has triggered landslides and floods in a northern region of Japan, leaving one person dead and several missing. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued the highest level of alert for heavy rain across several cities in the Ishikawa prefecture, including Suzu and Wajima on the northern coast of the Noto peninsula.
Heavy rain pounds northcentral Japan which is still recovering from deadly quake
Heavy rain has pounded Japan’s northcentral region of Noto which triggered landslides and swollen rivers to overflow, flooding homes and stranding some residents in the region still recovering from a
Japan orders mass evacuation over flooding threat
Tens of thousands of people in four cities in central Japan have been ordered to evacuate after weather forecasters warned of major flooding caused by heavy rain. About 18,000 people in the city of Wajima and another 12,
Floods, landslides hit central Japan months after major quake
Heavy rain lashed central Japan on Sunday, with floods and landslides leaving one dead and at least six missing in an area already devastated by a major earthquake earlier this year.Landslides blocked roads and widespread flooding affected homes -- including eight temporary housing complexes in Wajima and Suzu where victims of the magnitude-7.
Japanese streets turn into gushing river as record rainfall falls
Deadly flooding following torrential rain turns streets into rivers in central Japan:: Wajima, Japan:: Courtesy: ...
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Devastating Rains Trigger Chaos in Japan's Noto Region
Heavy rain hit Japan's north-central Noto region, leading to landslides, floods, and one reported death, with several people ...
Record rains in Japan's quake-stricken Noto region kill at least one
Record rains in central Japan's Noto region, still recovering from a major New Year's Day earthquake, killed at least one ...
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Japan issues severe flood warning for earthquake-hit region
So far, there have been no reports of injuries from the heavy rain but many homes were flooded and some residents in two ...
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Japan downgrades heavy rain emergency warning in Ishikawa prefecture
TOKYO, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- Japan's weather agency on Sunday morning downgraded its heavy rain emergency warning for parts of Ishikawa Prefecture to a warning, but authorities called for continued ...
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Wajima hospital, a disaster base, struggles to treat quake victims
WAJIMA, Ishikawa Prefecture—The ground was still shaking from aftershocks when Makoto Shinagawa heard the first report about conditions at Wajima Municipal Hospital. “We’ve got a huge number ...