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The Japanese government brought the number of deaths related to torrential rains in western Japan to 179, where Prime Minister Shinzo Abe went this morning to visit the most affected areas. According to government spokesman Yoshihide Suga, Shinzo Abe is in Kurashiki, Okayama province, one of the most devastated by floods alongside Hiroshima.
The sovereign canceled trips to Europe and the Middle East, scheduled for this week.
In addition to 179 confirmed deaths, authorities report at least nine missing. The Japanese press speaks in more than 50.
"This is the worst disaster associated with torrential rains in the archipelago since 1982," Suga recalled Tuesday.
Heavy rains since Friday caused
According to Suga, the government mobilized 75,000 military and emergency teams and nearly 80 helicopters for the efforts.
According to Suga, the government mobilized 75,000 soldiers and emergency teams and nearly 80 helicopters for the efforts.
"We do not have water, no food, nothing comes here," said Japanese Ichiro Tanabe, who lives in the port city of Kure, at the Mainich newspaper. "Enterprises and delivery services reported that shipments to and from flooded areas were suspended or greatly reduced, while supermarkets closed their stores or reduced their hours of work due to delays in delivery and [19659002] In the early morning, thousands of homes had neither clean water nor electricity.
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