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DOSSIER – In this archival photo of June 18, 2018, a wall stands on a road after it fell following an earthquake near a primary school in Takatsuki, in the prefecture from Osaka, to the west of Japan. An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 struck in the morning at rush hour in the city of Osaka. Two of the victims were hit by the fall of breeze block walls, including a nine-year-old girl outside her school, inspecting and destroying many aging structures. (Shuichiro Sugiyama / Kyodo News via AP, File) (Associated Press)
TOKYO – Floods, typhoons, earthquakes and an unprecedented heat wave. The summer of 2018 has been exceptionally destructive and deadly in Japan, even for a country prone to natural disasters:
June 18: Oaka earthquake
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the morning rush hour in Osaka City, killing five people and injuring more than 400 people. Two of the victims were hit by the fall of breeze block walls, including a nine-year-old girl outside her school, inspecting and destroying many aging structures.
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JULY: FLOODS IN WEST JAPAN
Exceptionally heavy rains in western Japan killed 221 people, landslides buried houses and rivers crossed dikes. The floods have reached the top of the buildings' first history. The cities of Hiroshima and Kurashiki and neighboring areas were the most affected. Weeks later, more than 1,500 people are still living in shelters.
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JULY: RECORD HEAT
A prolonged heat wave was attributed to at least 116 deaths, as two high-pressure systems trapped warm, moist air over the region. The temperature reached 41.1 degrees Celsius (106 degrees Fahrenheit) on July 23 in Kumagaya, about 65 kilometers northwest of Tokyo, the highest level ever recorded in Japan in recent history.
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SEVEN. 4: TYPHOON JEBI
The most powerful typhoon to hit Japan in 25 years tore roofs off buildings, threw cars on their sides and flooded one of Japan's busiest airports, forcing it to close for at least three days. Eleven people died The bridge connecting the offshore airport to the mainland was badly damaged when the storm pushed a tanker to the side.
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SEVEN. 6: THE EARTHQUAKE OF HOKKAIDO
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake hit Hokkaido around 3 am, causing deep crevasses in the roads, causing landslides and power outages and trains on Japan's northernmost main island. By the end of the afternoon, seven people had been confirmed dead, the searches continuing in search of the missing.
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