2013-10-16 Landslide in Japan on 16 October, 2013

Emergency Obs. Request Information

  • Disaster Type: Landslide
  • Country: Japan
  • Occurrence Date (UTC):
  • SA activation Date(UTC): 16 October, 2013
  • Requester: The ASEAN Secretariat
  • Escalation to the International Charter:
  • GLIDE Number:

Disaster Situation

On Izu Oshima Island in the Pacific about 120 kilometers south of Tokyo, three bodies were found after the island registered record rainfall of 122.5 millimeters per hour, while around 20 people remained unaccounted for after several houses collapsed.

Satellite Image

 Before Disaster

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ALOS Pan-sharpen, P68 F2900 A0.0, July 14, 2006

 After Disaster

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