Posted on 08/28/2019 8:42:52 PM PDT by ransomnote
Torrential rain hit southwestern Japan on Wednesday morning, prompting local governments to instruct thousands of people to evacuate as rivers overflowed and at least two people were left dead in what the weather agency called an “unprecedented downpour.”
In Saga Prefecture, in the Kyushu region, Saga Station was flooded and a number of vehicles were seen submerged. Landslides were confirmed in the city of Takeo and rivers in Ogi and Imari overflowed, flooding nearby farm fields.
A man was confirmed dead after being found in a minicar that had been swept away by floodwaters on a road in Takeo, while another man was confirmed dead after escaping from his submerged light vehicle during flooding in Yame, Fukuoka Prefecture, according to police.
A woman was feared dead after her light vehicle plunged into a flooded ditch in the nearby city of Saga, the police said, where a number of vehicles were seen submerged.
“It usually takes about five minutes to come to the station from my home, but (today) it took me an hour as it was difficult to walk in water up to my knees,” said Takaaki Matsuo, 56, in the city.
As of noon, Fukuoka, Saga and Nagasaki prefectures had issued evacuation orders to around 847,000 residents. The Meteorological Agency issued its maximum level 5 warning for floods and landslides in the region. The warning was lifted in the afternoon.
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Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night nor flood waters up to the kees stays the Japanese salaryman from getting to his office.
They just can’t catch a break when it comes to natural disasters and flooding.
I’m in Kumamoto in Kyushu . Saga just up the road apiece . It has been raining steadily since last Saturday . Weather forecast says it will continue to rain for another 10 days at least ! Over 30 years in Japan and I have never experienced rain like this even during the rainy season .
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