Heavy Rains Cause Fatal Floods and Landslides in Japan

One person killed in rain-triggered floods and landslides in Ishikawa, Japan. Also, seven people are still missing. In addition, more than 40,000 people in four cities have been ordered to evacuate to safer places as the river banks have broken due to floods.

According to the report, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has issued a maximum warning in the Ishikawa region yesterday. More than 120 millimeters of rain was recorded in the town of Wajimaz on Saturday morning local time, this is the heaviest rainfall in the region since records began.

Meanwhile, 18,000 from the city, 12,000 from the city of Suzu, and 16,000 from the cities of Niigata and Yamagata; In all, 46,000 people have been ordered to evacuate.

All these people live in relatively low-lying areas. When the flood starts, these areas are the first to be submerged.