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Japan: Heavy rain: 2023/06/02 Country Information on DRR

Period 2023/06/02
Country or District Japan
Event Type Heavy rain
Outline Heavy rain lashed wide areas of Japan on 2 June 2023 including in Kyushu, Kansai, Tokai and Kanto, with authorities urging residents of nearly 1.3 millions to be advised to evacuate. The active rain front, as well as moist air carried by Tropical Storm Mawar as it moves through the Pacific south of Japan, brought heavy rain in areas from Shikoku to Tokai along the Pacific coast.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others
Cabinet Office 2023/06/08
Dead: 5
Missing: 2
Severely injured: 5
Slightly injured: 37
Totally damaged houses: 13
Half-damaged houses: 6
Partially damaged houses: 36
Houses inundated above floor level: 2,149
Houses inundated below floor level: 5,841
Cabinet Office 2023/06/06
Dead: 1
Missing: 2
Severely injured: 6
Slightly injured: 40
Totally damaged houses: 11
Half-damaged houses: 6
Partially damaged houses: 37
Houses inundated above floor level: 1,992
Houses inundated below floor level: 5,741
Cabinet Office 2023/06/02
Severely injured: 1
Slightly injured: 7
Houses inundated below floor level: 2

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Report/Articles

Cabinet Office 2023/06/08
Report of Cabinet Office as at 09:30, 8 June 2023

Cabinet Office 2023/06/06
Report of Cabinet Office as at 08:00, 6 June 2023

Cabinet Office 2023/06/02
Report of Cabinet Office as at 14:00, 2 June 2023

The Mainichi 2023/06/05
Rescue workers in Japan searched Monday 5 June 2023 for three people who went missing in or near rivers swollen by heavy rains last week that left one person dead and dozens injured.

The Mainichi 2023/06/03
A man died and at least three people went missing after heavy rain pounded wide areas of Japan, local authorities said on 3 June 2023.