Heavy Rain and Flooding in North-Central Japan Strands People and Vehicles
The agency urged immediate evacuation as 211 millimeters of rain fell in Himi and 210 millimeters in Hakui over six hours.
- On Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency issued Level 5 emergency warnings for five municipalities in Ishikawa and Toyama prefectures, urging residents to evacuate amid life-threatening torrential rain and flooding.
- Linear precipitation zones developed intermittently over the Noto Peninsula, fueled by warm, humid air flowing from the Pacific into a stationary front, creating record-breaking rainfall totals.
- Around 180,000 people in affected municipalities received evacuation orders as rivers overflowed and roads flooded. Rainfall reached over 320 millimeters in Himi and Hakui, breaking records.
- Takuya Hosomi, director of the meteorological agency's forecast division, warned, "Lives are in imminent danger, so please take immediate action to keep yourself safe." Officials cited risks from deadly flooding in Chiba Prefecture earlier this month.
- Heavy rain is expected to continue intermittently across the Hokuriku region through Friday, with forecasters anticipating up to 180 millimeters of additional rainfall and high risks for landslides.
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Landslides and floods hit Ishikawa and Toyama prefectures.
Seasonal rains lashed Ishikawa and Toyama prefectures in north-central Japan on Thursday, triggering floods and landslides, closing roads, and leaving people stranded in flooded homes and cars. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a Level 5 heavy rain warning for parts of Ishikawa and Toyama, urging residents in affected areas to take precautions against potential flooding and landslides. The agency predicted up to 20 centimeters of rain in Ka…
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TOKYO (AP) — Torrential rain struck Japan’s north-central prefectures of Ishikawa and Toyama on Thursday, triggering flooding and landslides, closing roads and stranding people in flooded homes and vehicles. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued the Level 5 heavy rain warning for parts of the Ishikawa and Toyama prefectures, urging residents in the affected areas to...
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Heavy rain and flooding in north-central Japan strands people and vehicles
TOKYO (AP) — Torrential rain struck Japan’s north-central prefectures of Ishikawa and Toyama on Thursday, triggering flooding and landslides, closing roads and stranding people in flooded homes and vehicles.
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