Heavy rain has been pounding Japan's southwestern region of Kyushu and Yamaguchi Prefecture. One person has died and another is unaccounted for. Weather officials are warning of possible landslides and flooding.
They say warm, moist air from the south is flowing into a front near the main island of Honshu. This is making atmospheric conditions extremely unstable in western and eastern Japan.
Bands of heavy rain clouds are causing downpours. Parts of Yamaguchi and Fukuoka prefectures saw about 100 millimeters of rainfall in just one hour early Saturday.
Some rivers have overflown and homes have been inundated.
Weather officials say the risk of landslides is rising in Kyushu as well as Ehime, Ishikawa and Niigata prefectures.
The officials say landslides could still occur and river levels may rise even after the rain stops. They are calling on people to check with local governments for the latest evacuation information.
They say warm, moist air from the south is flowing into a front near the main island of Honshu. This is making atmospheric conditions extremely unstable in western and eastern Japan.
Bands of heavy rain clouds are causing downpours. Parts of Yamaguchi and Fukuoka prefectures saw about 100 millimeters of rainfall in just one hour early Saturday.
Some rivers have overflown and homes have been inundated.
Weather officials say the risk of landslides is rising in Kyushu as well as Ehime, Ishikawa and Niigata prefectures.
The officials say landslides could still occur and river levels may rise even after the rain stops. They are calling on people to check with local governments for the latest evacuation information.
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Heavy rain causes death, missing person in Japan's Kyushu and Yamaguchi Prefecture. Weather officials issue landslide and flooding warnings due to unstable atmospheric conditions in western and eastern Japan. Areas experienced over 100mm of rainfall within an hour. Rivers overflowed, homes were
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230701_13/
Date: July 1, 2023
Created: 2023/07/01 15:56
Updated: 2025/12/09 02:22
Last Read: 2023/07/02 12:11