The number of deaths in the worst floods in Japan has increased to 112 since 2004

July 9, 2018 – 09:00
Relief teams are looking for 78 missing persons, mainly in the prefecture of Hiroshima, in the south-west of the country.

At least 112 people have died in Japan and three others are torn between life and death, in the worst floods in the Asian country since 2004. It's the latest record of victims of a disaster that will probably leave more victims According to national authorities quoted by the Japanese television channel NHK, some 78 people are still missing,

rescuers are working against the clock in the mud and debris left by heavy rains last week . in the southern half of the Japanese archipelago

The weather is calm and sunny this Monday, with temperatures of 30 degrees, but the authorities have warned that intense storms could still fall and cause landslides. the affected areas.

Hiroshima prefecture, in the south-west of the country, is the most affected by the floods. There are 44 people died. The remaining deaths occurred in the prefectures of Okayama, Ehime, Kyoto, Yamaguchi, Fukuoka, Kagoshima, Hyogo, Shiga, Gifu, Kochi and Saga. To avoid further personal injury, the authorities last weekend ordered the evacuation of nearly five million people from their homes in these areas, a figure reduced Monday to two million. Earlier, 13,000 people were without electricity, while hundreds of thousands had no running water, according to Reuters.

"We can not bathe and toilets do not work, and we lack food," said Yumeko Matsui, a resident of the town of Mihara who is deprived of water since Saturday. "Bottled water and tea have been exhausted in the stores," says the 23-year-old woman in an emergency water supply station, according to El País.

Japanese factories in the affected areas also continue to have problems. For example, automaker Mazda had to close several factories last week and will not be able to reopen them due to lack of supplies. This problem has also been suffered by companies like Mitsubishi.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday canceled a tour abroad that was due to start on Wednesday and is expected to take him to Belgium, France, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. , as announced, announced that of the country.