2019-08-28
Emergency Obs. Request Information
- Disaster Type: Flood
- Country: Japan
- Occurrence Date (UTC): 28 August, 2019
- SA activation Date(UTC): 28 August, 2019
- Requester: National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED)
- Escalation to the International Charter: Yes
- GLIDE Number:
Disaster Situation
Torrential rain hit southwestern Japan on August 28 Wednesday morning, prompting local governments to instruct thousands of people to evacuate as rivers overflowed in what the weather agency called an 'unprecedented downpour' that left at least two people dead.
In Saga Prefecture in the Kyushu region, JR Saga Station was flooded and a number of vehicles were seen submerged, while landslides were confirmed in the city of Takeo and rivers in Ogi and Imari overflowed, flooding nearby farm fields.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/08/28/national/special-landslide-flood-warnings-issued-downpours-hit-western-japan/#.XWdlcCgzYuU (from ©Japan Times)
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AIT
Yamaguchi University
2019-08-30
