Heavy rains and floods in Japan. Millions are at risk of eviction. One person died, they are lost

• Heavy rains in southwestern Japan caused floods and landslides
• As a result of the landslides, one person was killed and several others were missing. Searches are in progress
• Due to extreme flood risks, 1.8 million people were called for non-compulsory evacuation
• According to the local meteorological station, precipitation is scheduled to move to other regions of Japan in the coming days
• Last month, landslides caused by torrential rain left 23 people missing, four of whom have yet to be found.
• Recordings and photos from the rescue operations appear on local television stations. Item damage is also visible
• More such stories can be found on the homepage of Onet.pl

Authorities in Hiroshima and the northern part of Kyushu issued the highest alert for evacuation and the local meteorological agency reported on Saturday about unprecedented levels of rain in the area.

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A woman has died and her husband and daughter are missing after a landslide destroyed two homes in Nagasaki Prefecture. More than 150 soldiers have been deployed along with police and firefighters to assist in rescue operations near the landslide. “They are carefully searching for the missing residents while also fearing any further mudslides as the heavy rain continues,” a local official told AFP.

The western part of the country is the hardest hit by the torrential rains, but forecasts are that heavy rains will occur in the following days across the country. Japan. More than 1.8 million people in seven prefectures are now in effect, according to Japan’s NHK Voluntary Evacuation Warnings.

It is very likely that a catastrophe has already occurred. Even in areas where the risk of landslides and floods is not usually high, Yoshi Adachi of the Japan Meteorological Agency told AFP, describing the continuing rainfall as “unprecedented”.

Videos and television images show the flooded city streets with rescuers pulling residents onto lifeboats. According to local media, the Saga and Fukuoka rivers in Kyushu have already been flooded, and the water level is still rising. Kumamoto authorities in southwestern Japan are also searching for a 76-year-old man who disappeared while trying to secure his boat in a rising river.

Another mudslide in Hirosemium One person was seriously injured Friday night. In the city of Kurumi, rivers overflowed and residents were evacuated from their homes on inflatable boats, and rescuers dragged them along the flooded city streets.