Japan is suffering the heaviest rain in 50 years

Japan's leading daily newspaper, Mainichi Shimbun, issued on September 11, announcing that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called on people and rescue forces to focus on coping with the complicated happenings of the typhoon Etau. out.

Heavy rain caused serious consequences due to the impact of Typhoon Etau in Japan

According to a reporter in Japan, during a meeting between the cabinet and provincial authorities earlier one day, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe directed localities to respond urgently to the catastrophic storm and flood, prioritizing security. all for the people.

"This is an unusual situation that we have never experienced. Japan is in an emergency situation," Abe said, calling for rescue forces to do their best not to let the situation go. more bad.

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), due to the impact of Typhoon Etau , historical heavy rains believed to have been unprecedented in the past 50 years have caused widespread flooding and landslides on the side. East Japan.

The JMA issued an emergency warning for the two provinces of Ibaraki and Tochigi, and warned of unusual movements of the rain and flood that will continue to occur today. At least 100,000 people in Tochigi Prefecture and Ibaraki were ordered to evacuate.

Heavy rains in Oyama, Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo capital on September 10.(Source: AFP / VNA)

In Ibaraki prefecture, heavy rain caused the Kinugawa River to rise high on some sections like Joso and Chikusei, flooding hundreds of houses. Some sections of dykes on the two rivers in Koga and Ibaraki are broken.

The government had to mobilize local and mobile rescue forces, including the military, using helicopters and vehicles to rescue people in heavily flooded areas.

In addition, heavy rains also caused part of the hotel to be built along the Kinugawa River of the hot spring resort in Nikko of the province.

According to police, there have been dozens of injuries reported by localities, 12 people are believed to be missing, hundreds of people are stranded on the roofs waiting to be rescued.

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According to police, serious landslides happened in Kanuma, Tochigi Prefecture, causing a man about 65 years old to be seriously injured, while his wife was buried in the ground.

Heavy rain also affected many trains in East and Northeast Japan. East Japan Railway Company decided to halve the Shinkansen train between Shinjo and Fukushima.

"The terrible scene when the floodwaters flooded before my eyes was no different from the tsunami , " said Jiro Nakayama, a 70-year-old grandfather, referring to the disaster caused by a massive earthquake. in East Japan in 2011.

Two days earlier, Typhoon Etau, which landed in central Japan with heavy rain, gale, landslides and widespread flooding.

This is the 18th hurricane that landed in Japan this year, causing tremendous damage to people and property to the people of this country, which has suffered from disasters and natural disasters.