Tokyo [Japan], July 10 (ANI): The Sanyo Shinkansen line’s bullet practice service between Hiroshima and Hakata stations was halted as heavy rain continued to batter western Japan on Sunday, Kyodo News reported.
West Japan Railway Co. claimed that companies had been stopped round 8.30 am. It took till 1 pm for the part between Hiroshima and Kokura, which is a cease away from Hakata, to start out working once more.
Landslides and flooding are seemingly in Yamaguchi and different prefectures within the coming days as a wet season entrance continues to linger over the nation, in keeping with a warning from the Japan Meteorological Agency.
Up to 11 am, the hourly rainfall complete in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, was 65 millimetres, in comparison with 62.5 millimetres in Oda, Shimane Prefecture, and 55 millimetres in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture.
A day in the past Shimane Prefecture and different areas in western Japan had been battered by heavy rains, prompting native authorities to order the evacuation of three,70,000 residents of two cities, reported Kyodo News.
At least 15 landslides and 20 areas within the metropolis of Izumo had been affected by overflowing rivers. According to the prefectural and metropolis governments, 4 districts within the metropolis had been remoted due to cut-off roads despite the fact that lifelines had been unaffected.
Local police and rescuers say they’re searching for the motive force after receiving a report of a automotive plunging right into a river within the metropolis, as per Kyodo News.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, Izumo in Shimane acquired 109 millimetres of rain over a six-hour interval on Saturday, whereas Matsue, simply throughout the road, acquired 95.5 mm of rainfall.
The company warned towards pointless journey on Sunday, particularly in areas of western, southwestern, and central Japan the place thunderstorms are anticipated because of the persistent seasonal rain entrance, in keeping with Kyodo News.
According to native authorities, seven vehicles had been found stranded in Mine, Yamaguchi Prefecture, due to the extraordinary rain, and one of many drivers was lacking. (ANI)