Shocking images of land displacement due to rains in Japan

The most serious incident occurred in the city of Atami, located between the mountains and the coast and where heavy rains caused landslides that destroyed ten houses and left twenty people missing.

Firefighters are looking for the missing in the area, while local authorities have also requested assistance from Japanese self-defense forces.

The Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga summoned a Emergency meeting with the Minister in charge of natural disasters, Yasufumi Tanahashi, to analyze the situation in the regions hit by heavy rains, which are still under weather alert.

In the town of Hiratsuka, authorities ordered the evacuation of residents due to an overflowing river, while in other parts of the central and western parts of the country, floods and landslides damaged bridges and roads and razed many houses.

Torrential rains also disrupted the rail transport network, with temporary suspensions of high-speed Shinkansen services between stations. Tokyo and Shin-Osaka, in addition to other local lines, as reported by service operating companies.

The Meteorological agency from Japan warned of the risk of continuous flooding and land displacement during the weekend on the west coast of the country, which is in the height of the summer rainy season, and with the forecast for continued torrential rains.