Japan: Thousands to be evacuated as heavy rain triggers floods in quake-hit area
3 months ago

Japan: Thousands to be evacuated as heavy rain triggers floods in quake-hit area

Hindustan Times  

Japanese authorities told tens of thousands of people to evacuate the quake-hit region of Ishikawa on Saturday as "unprecedented" rains triggered floods and landslides. Japanese authorities told tens of thousands of people to evacuate the quake-hit region of Ishikawa on September 21 as heavy rain caused flooding, with one person unaccounted for, officials said. The areas under the warning were seeing "heavy rain of unprecedented levels", JMA forecaster Satoshi Sugimoto told reporters, adding "it is a situation in which you have to secure your safety immediately". Prime Minister Fumio Kishida instructed the government "to do its best in disaster management with saving people's lives as the first priority", top government spokesman Yoshimasa Hayashi told reporters.

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Seven dead in Japan flooding as search for missing continues in quake-hit Noto peninsula
3 months ago

Seven dead in Japan flooding as search for missing continues in quake-hit Noto peninsula

The Independent  

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At least six killed in Japan after floods hit quake-stricken Noto Peninsula
3 months ago

At least six killed in Japan after floods hit quake-stricken Noto Peninsula

Al Jazeera  

Record rain inundated the area, which was still rebuilding following January’s 7.5 magnitude quake. At least six people have been confirmed dead on Japan’s Noto Peninsula after floods struck an area still recovering from a major earthquake nine months ago. Heavy rain pounded the area over the weekend, with more than 540 millimetres of rain recorded in the city of …

Death toll rises to 6 after heavy rain pounds Japan's Ishikawa
3 months ago

Death toll rises to 6 after heavy rain pounds Japan's Ishikawa

China Daily  

TOKYO -- Unprecedented rainfall has left six people dead in Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture, with 10 remaining unaccounted for as rescue work continued, local media reported. Another two elderly women were found dead on Saturday, buried under mud and debris, according to public broadcaster NHK, citing information from local police. Authorities are still searching for two people, one in Noto Town …

Death toll rises to 6 after heavy rain pounds Japan's Ishikawa
3 months ago

Death toll rises to 6 after heavy rain pounds Japan's Ishikawa

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-09-23 10:07 TOKYO -- Unprecedented rainfall has left six people dead in Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture, with 10 remaining unaccounted for as rescue work continued, local media reported. Another two elderly women were found dead on Saturday, buried under mud and debris, according to public broadcaster NHK, citing information from local police. Authorities are still searching for two …

Record rainfall sees thousands evacuated in northern Japan as flooding kills two people and displaces thousands
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Record rainfall sees thousands evacuated in northern Japan as flooding kills two people and displaces thousands

ABC  

Record heavy rain has forced the evacuation of thousands of people across parts of northern Japan and killed at least two people, as rivers burst their banks washing away bridges and cars. In Yamagata, where two rivers burst their banks, one police officer in his 20s who had been searching for a missing person was found "submerged" and later confirmed …

Four missing people found alive in flood-hit Sichuan county
5 months ago

Four missing people found alive in flood-hit Sichuan county

China Daily  

Rescuers work to transfer victims in Xinhua village of Malie township, Hanyuan county, Ya 'an city, Southwest China's Sichuan province, July 21, 2024. As of Saturday noon, four missing people were found alive and safe after a rainstorm-triggered flash flood in Hanyuan, a county under the administration of Ya'an in Sichuan province. According to the Hanyuan county emergency management bureau, …

Four missing people found alive in flood-hit Sichuan county
5 months ago

Four missing people found alive in flood-hit Sichuan county

China Daily  

Rescuers work to transfer victims in Xinhua village of Malie township, Hanyuan county, Ya 'an city, Southwest China's Sichuan province, July 21, 2024. As of Saturday noon, four missing people were found alive and safe after a rainstorm-triggered flash flood in Hanyuan, a county under the administration of Ya'an in Sichuan province. According to the Hanyuan county emergency management bureau, …

Japan sharply revises down quake missing
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Japan sharply revises down quake missing

The Hindu  

Japanese authorities sharply revised downwards on Tuesday the number of people unaccounted for following a major January 1 quake, while announcing a new death toll of 180. Eight days later thousands of rescuers were on Tuesday battling blocked roads and poor weather to clear the wreckage as well as reach almost 3,500 people still stuck in isolated communities. With heavy …

Death toll from Japanese quake jumps to 161 as snow hinders relief efforts
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Death toll from Japanese quake jumps to 161 as snow hinders relief efforts

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of households remain without power, but situation in evacuation centres is slowly improving. The death toll from Japan’s New Year’s Day earthquake has jumped to 161 with more than 100 people still missing, and snow complicating relief efforts. More than 2,000 people remain cut off since the magnitude 7.6 New Year’s Day quake, with thousands of troops, firefighters and …

With 62 earthquake deaths, weather delays rescue operations in Japan
11 months, 3 weeks ago

With 62 earthquake deaths, weather delays rescue operations in Japan

Firstpost  

Following a strong earthquake that left at least 62 people dead, Japanese rescuers raced to look for survivors on Wednesday while authorities issued landslide and heavy rain warnings. Before-and-after satellite photos released on Wednesday demonstrate how badly the prefecture was hit, with several hundred buildings destroyed by fire and houses completely destroyed in several towns, including Wajima and Suzu. We …

Japan quake toll rises to 62 as weather hampers rescuers
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Japan quake toll rises to 62 as weather hampers rescuers

The Hindu  

Japanese rescuers scrambled to search for survivors Wednesday as authorities warned of landslides and heavy rain after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 62 people. The 7.5-magnitude quake on January 1 that rattled Ishikawa prefecture on the main island of Honshu triggered tsunami waves more than a metre high, sparked a major fire and tore apart roads. We have …

Powerful earthquakes in Japan leave at least 62 dead. Fears grow about saving people still trapped
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Powerful earthquakes in Japan leave at least 62 dead. Fears grow about saving people still trapped

Associated Press  

SUZU, Japan — A series of powerful earthquakes that hit western Japan left at least 62 people dead as rescue workers fought Wednesday to save those feared trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings. Japanese media’s aerial footage showed widespread damage in the hardest-hit spots, with landslides burying roads, boats tossed in the waters and a fire that had turned …

Heavy rains cause flooding and mudslides in southwest Japan, where at least 6 people are missing
1 year, 5 months ago

Heavy rains cause flooding and mudslides in southwest Japan, where at least 6 people are missing

The Independent  

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Heavy rains cause flooding and mudslides in southwest Japan, leaving 2 dead and at least 6 missing
1 year, 5 months ago

Heavy rains cause flooding and mudslides in southwest Japan, leaving 2 dead and at least 6 missing

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Torrential rain pounded southwestern Japan, triggering floods and mudslides and leaving two people dead and at least six others missing, officials said Monday. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued an emergency heavy rain warning for Fukuoka and Oita prefectures on the southern main island of Kyushu, urging residents in riverside and hillside areas to take maximum caution. Two people …

Two people missing, dozen homes destroyed as landslide hits northern Japan
1 year, 11 months ago

Two people missing, dozen homes destroyed as landslide hits northern Japan

India TV News  

A landslide destroyed about a dozen homes in northern Japan on Saturday, leaving at least two people missing. Two people, a man and a woman, were rescued from homes that were buried in dirt in the Tsuruoka city of Yamagata Prefecture in northwestern Japan. The prefecture has also requested rescue help from the Ministry of Defense, Yamagata official Susumu Saito …

Rescuers Search for Missing in Japan Amid Fresh Slide Risks
3 years, 5 months ago

Rescuers Search for Missing in Japan Amid Fresh Slide Risks

News 18  

Rescue workers faced the risk of more mudslides on Tuesday as they searched for more than two dozen people still missing three days after a torrent of mud and debris ripped through a Japanese resort town and killed at least four people. The landslide occurred after days of heavy rain in Atami, which like many seaside towns in Japan is …

Japan landslide: Rescuers race against time, weather to save over 100 missing
3 years, 5 months ago

Japan landslide: Rescuers race against time, weather to save over 100 missing

India Today  

Japanese rescuers combed through crumbled houses and buried roads on Monday two days after landslides tore through a resort town, fighting time and poor weather to search for more than 100 people believed missing. At least three people have been killed in the seaside town of Atami after torrential rains at the weekend touched off a succession of landslides to …

Rescue work continues in Japan after deadly landslides, 20 missing
3 years, 5 months ago

Rescue work continues in Japan after deadly landslides, 20 missing

India Today  

Rain hampered Japanese rescuers seeking 20 missing people on Sunday after landslides triggered by torrential rains hit the central city of Atami, killing two women, a local city official said on Sunday. A total of 19 people were rescued, with 2 injured, and about 130 buildings were affected after floods, landslides and cascading mud collapsed and half-submerged houses on Saturday …

2 bodies found, 20 missing in massive mudslide in central Japan
3 years, 5 months ago

2 bodies found, 20 missing in massive mudslide in central Japan

China Daily  

Houses damaged by a mudslide are seen following heavy rain at Izusan district in Atami, Japan, July 3, 2021. TOKYO -- Two bodies were found, about 20 people remained missing and at least 10 houses were destroyed on Saturday in a massive mudslide triggered by torrential rain in central Japan, local authorities said. The disaster occurred at about 10:30 am …

26 missing, at least 13 dead in Indonesia landslides
3 years, 11 months ago

26 missing, at least 13 dead in Indonesia landslides

The Independent  

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Death toll from flooding in Japan reaches 55, dozen missing
4 years, 5 months ago

Death toll from flooding in Japan reaches 55, dozen missing

Live Mint  

Soldiers used boats to rescue residents as floodwaters flowed down streets in southern Japanese towns hit by heavy rains that were expanding across the region on Tuesday. More rain was predicted in Kyushu and the western half of Japan's main island of Honshu as the rain front moved east. Another woman said, “I was almost washed away and had to …

40 dead in Japan floods, as more areas warned of heavy rain
4 years, 5 months ago

40 dead in Japan floods, as more areas warned of heavy rain

Associated Press  

TOKYO — The death toll from three days of heavy rain and flooding in southern Japan rose to 40 on Monday, including 14 who drowned at a riverside nursing home, as rescuers searched for 10 missing people and rain threatened wider areas of the main island of Kyushu, officials said. The Meteorological Agency issued the highest weather warning for three …

55 Dead, a Dozen Missing in Japan Floods
4 years, 5 months ago

55 Dead, a Dozen Missing in Japan Floods

The Diplomat  

Soldiers used boats to rescue residents as floodwaters flowed down streets in southern Japanese towns hit by heavy rains that were expanding across the region on Tuesday. Another woman said, “I was almost washed away and had to grab a electrical pole.” The Fire and Disaster Management Agency said 49 victims were from riverside towns in Kumamoto prefecture. Japan is …

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