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While the rainy season ended particularly early in Tokyo this year, the south and west of
Japan are victims of torrential rains. The balance sheet is heavy, and should get worse. According to the authorities who ordered the evacuation of more than 2 million people, 44 people died and 21 individuals are missing. The public channel
NHK evokes a death toll of 51 dead and 44 missing.
Rescue efforts under way as 50 people go missing after torrential rains trigger floods and landslides in Hyogo, Kyoto Fukuoka, Nara and Hiroshima, Japan, killing at least 38 people and critically wounding four others https://t.co/trCFHNwsUn pic.twitter.com/37bRIWH0as
– Bali Promotion Center? (@translatorbali) July 7, 2018
At least 49 killed, dozens missing as torrential rain pounds #Japan . https://t.co/NkDkK5Rm73 #floods #AlphaXNews pic.twitter.com/ZDgK3teSLE
– AlphaX News (@AlphaXNews) July 7, 2018
Edge of a rain storm moving in Japan pic.twitter.com/jKOBHVvonk
– Domenico Calia (@CaliaDomenico) July 7, 2018
Record rainfall recorded over several days in several regions, including those Ehime, Hiroshima, Kyoto, Kochi, Gifu and Okayama have caused exceptional floods, landslides and floods, trapping many inhabitants despite eviction orders that are not always respected because sometimes it is already impossible to move.
48,000 firefighters, police and military mobilized Self-Defense Forces
Prefectures of Ehime and
Hiroshima would have the heaviest record with at least 33 deaths, according to figures from the Fire and Natural Disaster Management Agency. Some 48,000 firefighters, police and military members of the Self-Defense Forces have been deployed on the ground, but face major difficulties given the inaccessibility of certain places in the countryside.
everywhere, including Kyoto, Osaka and Hiroshima where NHK Trophy is scheduled to be held this November. pic.twitter.com/9FtPuBenJ1
– Echo Cheng (@echotpe) July 7, 2018
'Historic' rain kills at least 49 in Japan https://t.co/AtLZyVbAR9 pic.twitter.com/JRfC8qCZSW
– Reuters TV (@ReutersTV) July 7, 2018
#UPDATE At least 49 dead, 48 missing and five critically ill after torrential rain, floods hit #Japan NHK reports pic.twitter.com/3QRmITKK1b
– CGTN (@CGTNOfficial) July 7, 2018
The rescue services were trying to save Refugee inhabitants on the roofs of their houses largely under water. Television pictures showed them waving white rags to be spotted. Helicopters, boats and other vehicles mobilized
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called the situation "extremely serious" and ordered the deployment of all possible means to save lives. Prime Minister met Saturday morning with key ministers concerned
The rains should last until Sunday
The meteorological agency has placed on maximum alert several regions and warned against high risks of major damage. "Maximum vigilance is required," repeat meteorologists. Dozens of houses have been totally or partially destroyed and thousands invaded by the water. It was still difficult to count the landslides, roads and bridges ransacked or even taken away. Thick, muddy waves swept through whole neighborhoods totally drowned, according to television images.
"I was in my car and suddenly water came in front and behind engulfing the road. I managed to escape, but I was scared, "testified for the Mainichi newspaper Yuzo Hori, who was in the Hiroshima region (southwest). "My house was washed away and completely destroyed," said Toshihide Takigawa, also in Hiroshima.
Precipitation exceeded one meter in a hundred hours in several regions, the weather agency estimating that such levels are only rarely achieved in several decades. She described the rains as "terrible" and estimated they would last until Sunday.
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