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Just after 5 a.m. on August 30, water began flooding a vast underground chamber called the "cathedral" just north of Tokyo. The gushing water, captured by security cameras, was the rain that was ...
A slow-moving tropical storm had a far-reaching impact in much of Japan on Friday, dumping heavy rain around Tokyo and flooding roads and riverside areas in the south. Flooding was reported in a ...
Cuzco, Huallaga, torrential rain, flooding, landslide Peru: 1982 517 1967 Massive rain of Japan, mainly, Kobe, Kure, Agano River, massive rain and landslide Japan: 1967 506 KwaZulu-Natal: South Africa: 1987 500 Malawi, flash flood and landslide Malawi: 1991 500 [14] 2018 East Africa floods: Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, and Somalia: 2018 483 ...
Hilary, now downgraded to a post-tropical storm, marches northward, prompting flood watches and warnings in half a dozen states
Inland, flood management in Japan is also important against river flooding. Many of these projects are also recognizable to us. The government is working on widening the river channels and building dikes. This is to limit the rise in a river's water level by increasing its cross-section and to prevent the land from flooding in times of flooding.
Mabi, Kurashiki, Okayama In late June through mid-July 2018, successive heavy downpours in southwestern Japan resulted in widespread, devastating floods and mudflows.The event is officially referred to as Heisei san-jū-nen shichi-gatsu gōu (平成30年7月豪雨, "Heavy rain of July, Heisei 30") by the Japan Meteorological Agency. [1]
At least 57 people were known to have died in severe flooding in Japan by July 8, a figure that was expected to rise with many residents still missing in areas hit by intense rain and landslides ...
Heavy rain, Dam failure 20 Nov 1936: Kazuno, Akita Prefecture: The incident occurred due to flooding caused by heavy rainfall. Mudflow downriver buried numerous towns. Tenement housing of many of the miners were caught in the mudflow, along with a theater, representative office, and farmers. 322 (Official) 1982 Nagasaki flood: Heavy rain, Landslide