TOKYO, July 3 (Xinhua) — Japan’s southwestern area of Kyushu skilled downpours and landslides on Monday on account of an lively seasonal rain entrance.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, downpours have continued to strike on and off since June 29 in Kyushu and west Japan’s Yamaguchi Prefecture.
In Hita, Oita Prefecture, the cumulative rainfall from the onset of the rain till 2 p.m. native time on Monday reached 737 millimeters, surpassing the weekly degree in July of earlier years.
The heavy rain prompted a landslide warning in seven municipalities throughout the prefecture. Fortunately, no accidents have been reported up to now, in accordance with native authorities.
Kumamoto Prefecture within the area skilled extreme rainfall that triggered flooding in a number of areas, resulting in the destruction of a bridge and submerging a home, native media stories confirmed.
In town of Kumamoto, roughly 368,000 residents had been instructed to evacuate as water ranges within the Shirakawa river, which flows via the realm, started to rise.
Evacuation orders had been additionally issued in Mashiki, Mifune, Yamato, and Minamioguni inside Kumamoto Prefecture, in addition to in sure areas of the neighboring prefectures of Fukuoka, Saga, Oita, and Miyazaki.
The seasonal rain entrance is predicted to stay stationary over the southern a part of Kyushu, the principle island, till Tuesday.