Japanese authorities called on Monday millions of residents to evacuate from homes after heavy rains caused floods and landslides to the southwest of the country. Several people are missinginforms TASR, according to the AFP report.
- Strong rains were caused by floods and landslides.
- Millions of residents were invited to evacuate.
- The river watercourse pulled cars and damaged the infrastructure.
- The city of Tamana recorded a record 37 cm of rainfall.
- Evacuation warnings issued for more than three million people.
On television shots from various villages in the prefecture of Kumamoto, there were houses, shops and vehicles flooded with water at a height of approximately one meter. The water level increased in the rivers, which then pulled down cars and damaged the roads.
In the largest affected city of Tamana in the prefecture of Kumamoto fell only within six hours by early Monday morning local time up to 37 centimeters of rainfallwhat is record for the area, said the Japanese meteorological office.
“The situation is life -threatening and safety must be ensured immediately,” He pointed out the office and at the same time called on vigilance even in areas where similar disasters usually do not threaten. Recommendation for evacuation and warnings have been issued for more than three million people in the southwestern regions of the country, the disaster management agency said. The most serious evacuation warnings apply to approximately 384,000 inhabitants, especially in Kumamoto Prefecture.
