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Japan: Flood: 2013/08/24 Country Information on DRR

Period 2013/08/24
Country or District Japan
Event Type Flood
Outline Torrential rain hit parts of Shimane Prefecture in western Japan on 24 August 2013. Mudslides have been reported in the western part of the prefecture, where record levels of rainfall were observed, and a man went missing
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others
Cabinet Office 2013/08/27
Killed: 1
Injured: 2
Totally collapsed houses: 3
Halfly collapsed houses: 3
Partially collapsed houses: 19
Inundation above floor level: 159
Inundation below floor level: 606
Cabinet Office 2013/08/25
Missing: 1
Injured: 2
Totally collapsed houses: 3
Halfly collapsed houses: 0
Partially collapsed houses: 13
Inundation above floor level: 143
Inundation below floor level: 510
Cabinet Office 2013/08/24
Missing: 1
Injured: 2
Totally collapsed houses: 3
Halfly collapsed houses: 6
Partially collapsed houses: 74
Inundation above floor level: 87
Inundation below floor level: 235

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Report/Articles

Cabinet Office 2013/08/27
Report of Cabinet Office No.6 as of 18:30, 27 August 2013

Cabinet Office 2013/08/25
Report of Cabinet Office No.3 as of 19:00, 25 August 2013

Cabinet Office 2013/08/24
Report of Cabinet Office No.2 as of 18:30, 24 August 2013

The Mainich Newspapers 2013/08/24
In Shimane prefecture, around 36,000 residents of some 14,000 households were urged to evacuate as of 9:30 a.m.