Six people have died - at least two missing - after three feet of rain fell in central Japan
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Six people have died, and at least two are missing after torrential rain in the Ishikawa region of central Japan.
From Friday until late Sunday evening, the city of Wajima received 500 millimeters – half a meter / three feet of rain - according to Japan's national television channel NHK.
According to the country's meteorological agency, another city in the region, Suzu, received 400 millimetres / 4 1/2 feet of rain during the same period.
Both measurements are double the average rainfall for September and the highest amounts recorded since observations began.
The rain has caused rivers to overflow, such as in the city of Wajima, and triggered landslides in several areas. People have been swept away by floodwaters and landslides.
On New Year's Day 2024, an earthquake struck the area, and the rebuilding efforts are still ongoing. People whose homes were destroyed in that event have now been affected by flooding in their temporary homes.
Authorities have downgraded the warnings for additional rainfall by one level, but they remain in effect.
Photo Credit: Wikipedia Commons License.
Aerial photo of the 2019 flooding of the Abukuma River in Japan.
13 October 2019, 12:33:01
Source: https://saigai.gsi.go.jp/1/R1_10typhoon19/1013abukumagawa/naname/qv/ABU469.JPG
Author: 国土地理院
Camera location: 37° 22′ 32.79″ N, 140° 21′ 55.67″ E 
