Japan: Flood: 2019/08/28
| Period | 2019/08/28 |
|---|---|
| Country or District | Japan |
| Event Type | Flood |
| Outline | Torrential rain hit southwestern Japan on 28 August 2019, prompting local and prefectural governments to instruct hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate. At least two people were dead. |
| Summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Human Impact | Physical Impact | Others |
| Cabinet Office 2019/09/04 | ||
| Dead: 4 Missing: 0 Seriously injured: 1 Slightly injured: 1 People in evacuation center: 265 |
Totally damaged houses: 3 Halfly damaged houses: 2 Partially damaged houses: 11 Houses inundated above floor level: 1,396 Houses inundated below floor level: 2,396 Damaged nonresidential building: 8 |
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| Cabinet Office 2019/09/03 | ||
| Dead: 4 Missing: 0 Seriously injured: 1 Slightly injured: 1 People in evacuation center: 300 |
Totally damaged houses: 1 Halfly damaged houses: 2 Partially damaged houses: 7 Houses inundated above floor level: 947 Houses inundated below floor level: 1,379 Damaged nonresidential building: 5 |
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| Cabinet Office 2019/09/02 | ||
| Dead: 3 Missing: 0 Seriously injured: 1 Slightly injured: 1 People in evacuation center: 375 |
Totally damaged houses: 1 Halfly damaged houses: 2 Partially damaged houses: 6 Houses inundated above floor level: 928 Houses inundated below floor level: 1,335 Damaged nonresidential building: 4 |
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| Cabinet Office 2019/09/01 | ||
| Dead: 3 Missing: 1 Seriously injured: 1 Slightly injured: 1 People in evacuation center: 386 |
Totally damaged houses: 1 Partially damaged houses: 4 Houses inundated above floor level: 808 Houses inundated below floor level: 1,243 Damaged nonresidential building: 3 |
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| Cabinet Office 2019/08/29 | ||
| Dead: 2 Missing: 1 Seriously injured: 1 People in evacuation center: 2,227 |
Partially damaged houses: 4 Houses inundated above floor level: 82 Houses inundated below floor level: 318 Damaged nonresidential building: 2 |
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| Cabinet Office 2019/08/29 | ||
| Dead: 2 Missing: 1 Seriously injured: 1 People in evacuation center: 1,922 |
Partially damaged houses: 4 Houses inundated above floor level: 82 Houses inundated below floor level: 313 Damaged nonresidential building: 2 |
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Related Links
Report/Articles
Cabinet Office 2019/09/04
Report of Cabinet Office as at 14:00, 4 September 2019
Cabinet Office 2019/09/03
Report of Cabinet Office as at 9:30, 3 September 2019
Cabinet Office 2019/09/02
Report of Cabinet Office as at 9:00, 2 September 2019
Cabinet Office 2019/09/01
Report of Cabinet Office as at 10:00, 1 September 2019
Cabinet Office 2019/08/29
Report of Cabinet Office as at 14:00, 29 August 2019
Cabinet Office 2019/08/29
Report of Cabinet Office as at 07:00, 29 August 2019
The Japan Times 2019/08/29
Torrential rain in southwestern Japan has left three people dead and one missing, while more than 1,900 people were staying at evacuation centers as of Thursday morning, 29 August.
The Mainichi 2019/08/28
Fukuoka, Saga and Nagasaki prefectures issued evacuation instructions to around 870,000 residents
Pictures
International Charter 2019/08/29
Flood in Japan