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Japan: Flood: 2020/07/04 Country Information on DRR

Period 2020/07/04
Country or District Japan
Event Type Flood
Outline Due to torrential rain triggered massive floods and mudslides across the southern island of Kyushu, Japan since 3 July 2020, seven people were confirmed dead in Kumamoto Prefecture, as well as others were feared dead.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others
Cabinet Office 2020/10/01
Dead: 84
Missing: 2
Seriously injured: 8
Slightly injured: 22
Totally damaged houses: 1,602
Halfly damaged houses: 4,494
Partially damaged houses: 3,117
Houses inundated above floor level: 2,645
Houses inundated below floor level: 5.821
Cabinet Office 2020/09/03
Dead: 83
Missing: 3
Seriously injured: 8
Slightly injured: 21
Totally damaged houses: 1,234
Halfly damaged houses: 4,676
Partially damaged houses: 3,016
Houses inundated above floor level: 3,321
Houses inundated below floor level: 6,108
Cabinet Office 2020/08/24
Dead: 82
Missing: 4
Seriously injured: 8
Slightly injured: 21
Totally damaged houses: 319
Halfly damaged houses: 2,009
Partially damaged houses: 2,230
Houses inundated above floor level: 6,985
Houses inundated below floor level: 6,949
Cabinet Office 2020/08/17
Dead: 82
Missing: 4
Seriously injured: 8
Slightly injured: 21
Totally damaged houses: 296
Halfly damaged houses: 1,413
Partially damaged houses: 1,458
Houses inundated above floor level: 7,426
Houses inundated below floor level: 7,202
Cabinet Office 2020/08/07
Dead: 82
Missing: 4
Seriously injured: 7
Slightly injured: 21
Totally damaged houses: 283
Halfly damaged houses: 658
Partially damaged houses: 1,013
Houses inundated above floor level: 7,916
Houses inundated below floor level: 8,510
Cabinet Office 2020/08/04
Dead: 82
Missing: 4
Seriously injured: 7
Slightly injured: 21
Totally damaged houses: 272
Halfly damaged houses: 579
Partially damaged houses: 914
Houses inundated above floor level: 7,756
Houses inundated below floor level: 8,377
Cabinet Office 2020/07/30
Dead: 82
Missing: 4
Seriously injured: 7
Slightly injured: 21
Unknown: 1
Totally damaged houses: 270
Halfly damaged houses: 576
Partially damaged houses: 859
Houses inundated above floor level: 7,517
Houses inundated below floor level: 7,741
Cabinet Office 2020/07/28
Dead: 82
Missing: 4
Seriously injured: 6
Slightly injured: 19
Totally damaged houses: 608
Halfly damaged houses: 318
Partially damaged houses: 646
Houses inundated above floor level: 7,910
Houses inundated below floor level: 7,442
Cabinet Office 2020/07/24
Dead: 78
Missing: 6
Seriously injured: 5
Slightly injured: 19
Totally damaged houses: 595
Halfly damaged houses: 197
Partially damaged houses: 495
Houses inundated above floor level: 7,889
Houses inundated below floor level: 7,392
Cabinet Office 2020/07/21
Dead: 78
No vital signs: 0
Missing: 6
Seriously injured: 5
Slightly injured: 18
Totally damaged houses: 587
Halfly damaged houses: 164
Partially damaged houses: 352
Houses inundated above floor level: 7,875
Houses inundated below floor level: 7,198
Cabinet Office 2020/07/20
Dead: 77
No vital signs: 1
Missing: 7
Seriously injured: 5
Slightly injured: 18
Totally damaged houses: 587
Halfly damaged houses: 145
Partially damaged houses: 349
Houses inundated above floor level: 7,880
Houses inundated below floor level: 7,103
Cabinet Office 2020/07/18
Dead: 77
No vital signs: 1
Missing: 7
Seriously injured: 5
Slightly injured: 18
Totally damaged houses: 585
Halfly damaged houses: 139
Partially damaged houses: 338
Houses inundated above floor level: 7,510
Houses inundated below floor level: 7,153
Cabinet Office 2020/07/17
Dead: 77
No vital signs: 1
Missing: 7
Seriously injured: 5
Slightly injured: 18
Totally damaged houses: 574
Halfly damaged houses: 111
Partially damaged houses: 235
Houses inundated above floor level: 7,463
Houses inundated below floor level: 6,972
Cabinet Office 2020/07/16
Dead: 76
No vital signs: 1
Missing: 8
Seriously injured: 4
Slightly injured: 16
Totally damaged houses: 570
Halfly damaged houses: 64
Partially damaged houses: 203
Houses inundated above floor level: 7,461
Houses inundated below floor level: 6,943
Cabinet Office 2020/07/15
Dead: 75
No vital signs: 2
Missing: 11
Seriously injured: 4
Slightly injured: 15
Totally damaged houses: 567
Halfly damaged houses: 59
Partially damaged houses: 175
Houses inundated above floor level: 7,335
Houses inundated below floor level: 6,832
Cabinet Office 2020/07/14
Dead: 73
No vital signs: 1
Missing: 10
Seriously injured: 3
Slightly injured: 14
Totally damaged houses: 566
Halfly damaged houses: 44
Partially damaged houses: 158
Houses inundated above floor level: 7,339
Houses inundated below floor level: 6,729
Cabinet Office 2020/07/13
Dead: 70
No vital signs: 1
Missing: 11
Seriously injured: 4
Slightly injured: 16
Totally damaged houses: 564
Halfly damaged houses: 42
Partially damaged houses: 152
Houses inundated above floor level: 6,845
Houses inundated below floor level: 6,354
Cabinet Office 2020/07/12
Dead: 68
No vital signs: 1
Missing: 12
Seriously injured: 4
Slightly injured: 15
Totally damaged houses: 42
Halfly damaged houses: 42
Partially damaged houses: 150
Houses inundated above floor level: 6,365
Houses inundated below floor level: 6,061
Cabinet Office 2020/07/11
Dead: 66
Missing: 15
Seriously injured: 4
Slightly injured: 15
Totally damaged houses: 41
Halfly damaged houses: 40
Partially damaged houses: 138
Houses inundated above floor level: 6,360
Houses inundated below floor level: 6,031
Cabinet Office 2020/07/10
Dead: 66
Missing: 16
Seriously injured: 4
Slightly injured: 13
Totally damaged houses: 10
Halfly damaged houses: 16
Partially damaged houses: 89
Houses inundated above floor level: 1,840
Houses inundated below floor level: 4,054
Cabinet Office 2020/07/09
Dead: 59
No vital signs: 4
Missing: 17
Seriously injured: 3
Slightly injured: 10
Totally damaged houses: 9
Halfly damaged houses: 5
Partially damaged houses: 17
Houses inundated above floor level: 1,680
Houses inundated below floor level: 3,035
Cabinet Office 2020/07/08
Dead: 54
No vital signs: 4
Missing: 19
Seriously injured: 3
Slightly injured: 5
Totally damaged houses: 9
Halfly damaged houses: 2
Partially damaged houses: 10
Houses inundated above floor level: 277
Houses inundated below floor level: 883
Cabinet Ofice 2020/07/07
Dead: 53
No vital signs: 2
Missing: 13
Unaccounted for: 4
Seriously injured: 1
Slightly injured: 3
Totally damaged houses: 5
Halfly damaged houses: 2
Partially damaged houses: 5
Houses inundated above floor level: 234*
Houses inundated below floor level: 209*
*under investigation
Cabinet Office 2020/07/06
Dead: 20
No vital signs: 16
Missing: 14
Unaccounted for: 4
Seriously injured: 1
Slightly injured: 1
Totally damaged houses: 1
Halfly damaged houses: 2
Partially damaged houses: 3
Houses inundated above floor level: many
Houses inundated below floor level: many
Cabinet Office 2020/07/05
No vital signs: 24
Missing: 18
Seriously injured: 1
Totally damaged houses: 1
Halfly damaged houses: 2
Partially damaged houses: 1
Houses inundated above floor level: many
Houses inundated below floor level: many

Related Links

Report/Articles

Cabinet Office 2020/10/01
Report of Cabinet Office as at 14:00, 1 October 2020

Cabinet Office 2020/09/03
Report of Cabinet Office as at 14:00, 3 September 2020

Cabinet Office 2020/08/24
Report of Cabinet Office as at 15:00, 24 August 2020

Cabinet Office 2020/08/17
Report of Cabinet Office as at 15:00, 17 August 2020

Cabinet Office 2020/08/07
Report of Cabinet Office as at 08:00, 7 August 2020

Cabinet Office 2020/08/04
Report of Cabinet Office as at 08:00, 4 August 2020

Cabinet Office 2020/07/30
Report of Cabinet Office as at 08:30, 30 July 2020

Cabinet Office 2020/07/28
Report of Cabinet Office as at 07:00, 28 July 2020

Cabinet Office 2020/07/24
Report of Cabinet Office as at 15:00, 24 July 2020

Cabinet Office 2020/07/21
Report of Cabinet Office as at 07:00, 21 July 2020

Cabinet Office 2020/07/20
Report of Cabinet Office as at 07:00, 20 July 2020

Cabinet Office 2020/07/18
Report of Cabinet Office as at 12:00, 18 July 2020

Cabinet Office 2020/07/17
Report of Cabinet Office as at 07:00, 17 July 2020

Cabinet Office 2020/07/16
Report of Cabinet Office as at 08:00, 16 July 2020

Cabinet Office 2020/07/15
Report of Cabinet Office as at 06:30, 15 July 2020

Cabinet Office 2020/07/14
Report of Cabinet Office as at 06:30, 14 July 2020

Cabinet Office 2020/07/13
Report of Cabinet Office as at 06:30, 13 July 2020

Cabinet Office 2020/07/12
Report of Cabinet Office as at 13:00, 12 July 2020

Cabinet Office 2020/07/11
Report of Cabinet Office as at 13:00, 11 July 2020

Cabinet Office 2020/07/10
Report of Cabinet Office as at 14:00, 10 July 2020

Cabinet Office 2020/07/09
Report of Cabinet Office as at 12:00, 9 July 2020

Cabinet Office 2020/07/08
Report of Cabinet Office as at 14:00, 8 July 2020

Cabinet Ofice 2020/07/07
Report of Cabinet Office as at 15:00, 7 July 2020

Cabinet Office 2020/07/06
Report of Cabinet Office as at 14:00, 6 July 2020

The Japan Times 2020/07/07
The death toll climbed to at least 50. The Meteorological Agency, meanwhile, issued its highest-level heavy rain warning for parts of Fukuoka, Nagasaki and Saga prefectures on 6 July 2020, urging people to take all possible measures to protect their lives. More than 1.22 million people in Kyushu have been asked to evacuate.

Cabinet Office 2020/07/05
Report of Cabinet Office as at 14:30, 5 July 2020

NHK World 2020/07/05
The death toll from floods and landslides caused by heavy rain in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, has reached 16. Authorities say 17 other people have no vital signs and 13 are missing.

Geographycal Data

Geospatial Information Authority of Japan
Information on heavy rain since 3 July, 2020

Pictures

Sentinel Asia 2020/07/06
Flood and Landslide in Japan on 06 July, 2020

International Charter 2020/07/06
Flood in Japan

JAXA 2020/07/04
Torrential rain in Kyushu region