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Japan: Typhoon: 2012/06/19 Country Information on DRR

Period 2012/06/19
Country or District Japan
Event Type Typhoon
Outline A powerful typhoon Guchol bringing heavy rain and strong winds slammed into Japan's Pacific Coast 19 June 2012, as flights were cancelled and evacuations ordered.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others
Fire and Disaster Management Agency 2012/07/02
Killed: 1
Injured: 79
Totally collapsed houses: 1
Partially collapsed houses: 111
Inundation above floor level: 54
Inundation below floor level: 231
Uninhabitable houses: 63
Cabinet Office 2012/06/20
Killed: 1
Injured: 78
Totally collapsed houses: 1
Partially collapsed houses: 65
Inundation above floor level: 40
Inundation below floor level: 130
Uninhabitable houses: 56
Cabinet Office 2012/06/20
Killed: 1
Injured: 44
Partially collapsed houses: 12
Inundation above floor level: 31
Inundation below floor level: 76
Uninhabitable houses: 8

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Report/Articles

Fire and Disaster Management Agency 2012/07/02
Report of Fire and Disaster Management Agency No.4 as of 18:30 2 July 2012

Cabinet Office 2012/06/20
Report of Cabinet Office No.3 as of 20:00, 20 June 2012

Cabinet Office 2012/06/20
Report of Cabinet Office No.2 as of 09:30, 20 June 2012

AFP 2012/06/19
About 10,400 people in coastal Ishinomaki, hit by last year\'s earthquake and tsunami, were advised to evacuate to higher ground ahead of the arrival there of the typhoon, which would coincide with rises in the tide, a city official said.