Japan: Flood: 2014/08/15
| Period | 2014/08/15 |
|---|---|
| Country or District | Japan |
| Event Type | Flood |
| Outline | A weather front brought intermittent rain in wide areas of Japan from 15 August 2014, battering especially Kyoto and Gifu prefectures, where precipitation amounted to as much as twice the average rainfall in August in places, NHK reported. |
| Summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Human Impact | Physical Impact | Others |
| Cabinet Office 2014/09/01 | ||
| Killed: 7 Missing: 0 Seriously injured: 1 Slightly injured: 6 |
Totally collapsed houses: 24 Halfly collapsed houses: 109 Partially damaged houses: 687 Inundation above floor level: 1,606 Inundation below floor level: 3,621 Nonresidential buildings: 7 |
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| Cabinet Office 2014/08/19 | ||
| Killed: 4 Missing: 0 Seriously injured: 1 Slightly injured: 2 |
Totally collapsed houses: 12 Halfly collapsed houses: 18 Partially damaged houses: 19 Inundation above floor level: 349 Inundation below floor level: 1,867 Nonresidential buildings: 0 |
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| Cabinet Office 2014/08/18 | ||
| Killed: 4 Missing: 0 Seriously injured: 1 Slightly injured: 2 |
Totally collapsed houses: 3 Halfly collapsed houses: 2 Partially damaged houses: 9 Inundation above floor level: 150 Inundation below floor level: 1,170 Nonresidential buildings: 0 |
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| Cabinet Office 2014/08/18 | ||
| Killed: 4 Missing: 0 Seriously injured: 1 Slightly injured: 2 |
Totally collapsed houses: 1 Halfly collapsed houses: 1 Partially damaged houses: 2 Inundation above floor level: 115 Inundation below floor level: 887 Nonresidential buildings: 0 |
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| Cabinet Office 2014/08/17 | ||
| Killed: 1 Missing: 0 Seriously injured: 1 Slightly injured: 0 |
Totally collapsed houses: 0 Halfly collapsed houses: 0 Partially damaged houses: 2 Inundation above floor level: 0 Inundation below floor level: 102 Nonresidential buildings: 3 |
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Related Links
Report/Articles
Cabinet Office 2014/09/01
Report of Cabinet Office as at 15:00, 1 September 2014 (For the Heavy Rain Started from 15 August 2014, excluding impacts on Hiroshima Prefecture)
Cabinet Office 2014/08/19
Report of Cabinet Office as at 18:00, 19 August 2014 (For the Heavy Rain Started from 15 August 2014)
Cabinet Office 2014/08/18
Report of Cabinet Office as at 20:00, 18 August 2014 (For the Heavy Rain Started from 15 August 2014)
Cabinet Office 2014/08/18
Report of Cabinet Office as at 9:30, 18 August 2014 (For the Heavy Rain Started from 15 August 2014)
The Japan Times 2014/08/18
Flood affected 1,000 houses in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto with one death reported, according to the Yomiuri Shimbun. One death each was reported in landslides in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, and Hakui, Ishikawa Prefecture, the newspaper reported.
Cabinet Office 2014/08/17
Report of Cabinet Office as at 16:00, 17 August 2014 (For the Heavy Rain Started from 15 August 2014)