Japanese authorities requested this Thursday the evacuation of cities in the north of the country with a population of about 200,000 due to heavy rains this caused rivers to flood, causing two bridges to go missing and several bridges to be destroyed.
public television station NHK He said non-mandatory evacuation notices were issued to 200,000 residents in five counties: Niigata, Yamagata, Fukushima, Ishikawa D fukui.
Authorities have warned of the risk of landslides and flooding, said government spokesman Hirokazu Matsuno, who confirmed two people were missing.
Television channels showed footage of mudflows in a mountainous residential area, houses flooded by a flooded river, and a completely destroyed bridge.
Some high-speed trains have been suspended in the affected areas.
Background
In 2021 fheavy rains caused a huge landslide in the tourist city of Atami (central Japan), which killed 27 people.
In 2018, floods and landslides claimed the lives of more than 200 people in the west Japan during the annual rainy season.
Scientists say global warming is increasing the risk of heavy rain in Japan, as it is in the rest of the world, as a warmer atmosphere holds more water. (AFP)
Source: RPP
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