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This is a list of Japanese disasters by their death toll. Included in the list are disasters both natural and man-made, but it excludes acts of war and epidemics . The disasters occurred in Japan and its territories or involved a significant number of Japanese citizens in a specific event, where the loss of life was 30 or more.
The most devastating recorded natural disaster to affect Japan by death toll was the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake, which killed ~105,000 and a further ~6,000 due to the Kantō Massacre in its immediate aftermath. Japan has also been the site of some of the 10 worst natural disasters of the 21st century.
Man-made disasters in Japan (8 C, 5 P) N. Natural disasters in Japan (10 C, 10 P) Pages in category "Disasters in Japan" This category contains only the following page.
Two flights each of All Nippon Airways and Solaseed Air were canceled, and some flights of Japan Airlines from the airport were delayed. Water pipe leaks occurred in Kushima. In Kagoshima Prefecture, four people were injured, [23] several walls and a two-story house collapsed, and roads were raised in Ōsaki.
Natural disasters in Japan by prefecture (11 C) D. Natural disaster deaths in Japan (2 C, 9 P) E. Earthquakes in Japan (5 C, 24 P) F. Floods in Japan (8 P) H.
Nuclear Engineering International reported that all four units were successfully automatically shut down, but emergency diesel generators at the site were out of order. [10] People were evacuated around 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the plant, due to possible radioactive contamination.
Japanese Red Cross [23] and the NPO Peace Winds Japan [24] also sent staff, and an estimated 1,300 people have volunteered. Disaster Volunteer of Hiroshima City decided to discontinue activities on 24 August. [25] Volunteers continued later, but stopped temporarily on 4 September because of bad weather. [26]
The mountainous terrain of Japan places it at risk for flooding and landslides. These climate events have killed hundreds of people, and expert analysis has stated global warming is a contributing cause. [5] The Kuma River basin had previously flooded in 1965. One of three major rapids in Japan, the Kuma is a 115-kilometer-long (71 mi) class A ...