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At least six people have been killed in floods and landslides caused by heavy rain in Ishikawa, the remote peninsula in central Japan that was hit by a devastating earthquake at the start of the year, according to local media reports.
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The Japan Broadcasting Corporation and other media said the death toll was six, and an official from the local fire department said the death toll was one dead and five in a state of “cardiac and respiratory arrest,” a term used in Japan to describe to do. death before a doctor confirms it.
Over the weekend, dozens of rivers overflowed, causing extensive damage in an area still reeling from the effects of the January 1 earthquake, killing at least 374 people.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the region saw heavy rain in unprecedented amounts.
The amount of precipitation in Wajima exceeded 540 mm, an unprecedented amount since data began to be recorded in 1976.
Local authorities in Ishikawa Prefecture, located on the coast of the Sea of Japan, asked about 110,000 people to evacuate their homes, and the Japan Meteorological Agency declared a maximum state of alert in the region.
In addition to the flooding, torrents and rain caused landslides that cut off many roads, and cut off electricity to about 6,200 homes and water to at least 1,700 homes, according to authorities. .
2024-09-24 09:14:30