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Due to the method of Typhoon No. 6, Minamata City, Kumamoto Prefecture issued an evacuation order to 11,174 households and 22,310 individuals all through the town at 6:00 pm as a precaution towards sediment disasters. Alert degree 4 out of 5 heavy rain alert ranges requires all individuals in harmful locations to evacuate, not simply the aged.