2 missing, over 1,000 evacuated… damages including water outages, communication failures, and school closures
Record-breaking heavy rains in the earthquake-stricken Noto Peninsula, Japan, have caused extensive damage, including flooding of rivers and landslides, killing seven people.
According to the Shiji News, Asahi Shimbun, and other newspapers on the 23rd, in Ishikawa Prefecture and the northern Noto Peninsula, where record-breaking heavy rain fell, about 400 firefighters, police, and Self-Defense Forces personnel were deployed from the morning of that day to continue the search for people whose whereabouts were lost due to river flooding.
According to the Ishikawa Prefectural Police Headquarters and other sources, the number of deaths in the prefecture due to heavy rain was tallied at 7, including 6 in Wajima City and 1 in Suzu City.
In addition to the two people who went missing after being swept away by the river in Suzushi and Notocho, several residents, including a 14-year-old female middle school student, have not been contacted due to the flooding caused by the river.
According to the Yomiuri Shimbun, in the Noto area, 115 towns, including 99 in Wajima City, 13 in Suzu City, and 3 in Noto Town, were isolated due to landslides caused by heavy rain that cut off roads. A total of 82 shelters have been set up in 9 areas, and 1,088 people are currently evacuating.
Yomiuri reported that flooding of temporary housing for earthquake victims on the Noto Peninsula was confirmed, raising concerns about the impact on recovery efforts.
According to NHK, the record-breaking downpour is also having a major impact on daily life. Water supply has been cut off due to power outages, pumps stopping, and water pipes breaking. As of 4 p.m. on the 22nd, 1,738 households in Suzu City and some temporary housing units in Noto Town were without water.
In Wajima City, about 6,200 households, or 60% of all households, have lost water supply, and water trucks have been operating in Wajima and Suzu since the 22nd. NHK reported that there are concerns that the damage caused during the reconstruction from the Noto Peninsula earthquake will have a long-term impact.
NHK reported that in some areas where heavy rain fell, such as Wajima City and Suzushi City, communication failures such as cell phone disconnection are still occurring as of the 23rd, and that parcel and postal deliveries are also being disrupted.
Due to damage from heavy rain, the Wajima City Board of Education in Ishikawa Prefecture decided to temporarily close all 12 municipal elementary and middle schools (9 elementary schools and 3 middle schools) in the city on the 24th and 25th.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, from 6:00 PM on the 20th, when the rain began, to 4:00 PM on the 22nd, the total rainfall amounted to 498.5 mm in Wajima City and 394 mm in Suzu City, both of which recorded rainfall amounts more than twice the average for the month of September.
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