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Japan: Flood: 2019/08/28 Country Information on DRR

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
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
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
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
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
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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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