Tokyo [Japan], July 9 (ANI): Shimane Prefecture and different areas in western Japan had been battered by heavy rains on Saturday, 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 automobile plunging right into a river within the metropolis, as per Kyodo News.
Kyodo News is a Tokyo-based news company.
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 in opposition to pointless journey on Sunday, particularly in areas of western, southwestern, and central Japan the place thunderstorms are anticipated as a result of persistent seasonal rain entrance, in accordance with Kyodo News.
Record-breaking rainfall was witnessed in western Japan and the southwestern Kyushu area earlier on July 1 as effectively, leaving an individual useless and two others lacking, Kyodo News reported citing native officers and the climate company.
According to native authorities, seven automobiles had been found stranded in Mine, Yamaguchi Prefecture, due to the extraordinary rain, and one of many drivers was lacking.
According to the bureau, 385 mm of rain fell in Yufu in Oita Prefecture in in the future, setting a document until July 1. (ANI)