TOKYO: One person died in a landslide and hundreds of thousands of people have been urged to evacuate their homes in southwestern Japan as forecasters on Monday (Jul 10) warned of the 'heaviest rain ever' in the region. A 77-year-old woman was confirmed dead in a landslide that entered her home overnight i
TOKYO: One person died in a landslide and hundreds of thousands of people have been urged to evacuate their homes in southwestern Japan as forecasters on Monday warned of the"heaviest rain ever" in the region.
More than 2 million people across Fukuoka, Hiroshima, Saga, Yamaguchi and Oita prefectures were under a lower-level warning, urging them to evacuate if they are in hazardous areas.The site of a landslide in Karatsu, Saga prefecture, southern Japan on Jul 10, 2023. Torrential rain has been pounding southwestern Japan, triggering floods and mudslides.
"There is a very high possibility that some kind of disaster has already occurred ... The situation is such that lives are in danger and safety must be secured," he added.Footage on national broadcaster NHK showed a gash in the hillside above a home in Karatsu City that had partly collapsed into a river, with many of its traditional roof tiles smashed or sliding off.
"We have received reports that several rivers have flooded ... and that landslides have occurred in various parts" of the country, top government spokesman Hirokazu Matsuno told reporters.
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