Record rainfall in southwestern Japan since this weekend and has caused the authorities to issue maximum meteorological alert, at least it has left six deadthree missing and two lightly injured, according to the latest balance presented by the authorities this Tuesday. Government spokesman Hirakazu Matsuno said at a press conference that rainfall, especially affecting Fukuoka and Oita provinces, has isolated many towns with floods and landslides, so the death toll may increase.
Earlier today, twelve highways remained closed, eleven train lines were suspended, nearly 1,400 homes were without electricity, nearly 200 were without water, and there were problems with telecommunications networks in various parts of Fukuoka and Oita, the spokesperson said.
In the city of Nakatsu, Oita, rescuers were searching for a woman in her 50s whose car disappeared the previous day, according to the NHK state chain.
National authorities decided to activate the special meteorological warning for such disasters on Monday morning, but lowered the warning level later in the day as the front developed eastward. Such warnings are used in the Asian country where the risk of accidents resulting from them is “extremely high”, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency, which has called for caution as heavy rains continue to be expected today.
While the south of the country is exposed to heavy rains, The entire archipelago is affected by extreme temperatures today it can reach 37 degrees in central Japan, 35 degrees in Tokyo and 36 degrees in nearby Saitama prefecture or 33 degrees in neighboring Chiba.