Unpredictable heavy rain warning in Western Japan

Some parts of western Japan suffered from flooding early in the morning, July 28, when Japanese meteorological authorities warned people about "unprecedented" rains and flood risks. landslides in some areas.

Alerts issued by the governments of Yamaguchi and Shimane provinces, which are expected to have rain until the same day, are equivalent to the "special warning" that Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) expects to announce from August 30 when the risk of natural disasters is high.

The agency also said that thunderstorms could occur in northeastern Japan until the night.

In the town of Abu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, a woman disappeared after her house collapsed in a landslide. In Tsuwano, Shimane Prefecture, a man also went missing after running out of the house while the other 15 people in a mountain village were isolated when the roads to the village were blocked.

The Earth Defense Force (SDF) has been strengthened to Yamaguchi and Shimane to participate in disaster relief at the request of local authorities. In Tsuwano and Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, evacuations are distributed to families.

According to the JMA, the record rainfall in an hour reached 138.5mm at noon 28/7 in Hagi, while the rainfall in Tsuwano was 91.5mm by 445 am. Rainfall in the last 24 hours in these two cities reached more than 350mm.

The agency's weather radar also announced the average heavy rainfall of more than 100mm / hour measured in Yamaguchi and Shimane provinces.