Posted 5 июля 2020,, 20:21
Published 5 июля 2020,, 20:21
Modified 24 декабря 2022,, 22:37
Updated 24 декабря 2022,, 22:37
Heavy rainfall in southwestern Japan led to a flood of the river in Kumamoto Prefecture, several settlements flooded. Also, floods affected tens of thousands of residents of Kagoshima Prefecture. The evacuation of 320 thousand people in both prefectures has been announced. People are removed from the roofs of houses using helicopters, individual buildings were flooded on the third floor. Residents of the village of Sakamoto made a huge SOS inscription in white paint on the sports field - such footage was taken by television reporters from a rescue helicopter.
Floods left residents of the most affected areas without electricity and communications, which does not even allow to assess the magnitude of the disaster. At least 11 landslides have been recorded. The rescue operations are attended by police and firefighters. In addition, 10,000 troops from the Japanese Self-Defense Forces advanced to the disaster areas.
It is reported that as a result of prolonged heavy rains in the south-west of the country up to 400 millimeters of rain fell.