Japan: Flood: 2004/07/18
GLIDE: FL-2004-000057-JPN
| Period | 2004/07/18 |
|---|---|
| Country or District | Japan |
| Event Type | Flood |
| Outline | Heavy rains hit Fukui Prefecture on Sunday, washing away a railway bridge, leaving three people dead, and four missing from mudslides and flood. |
| Summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Human Impact | Physical Impact | Others |
| Fire and Disaster Management Agency 20 July 2004 | ||
| Dead 3, Missing 2 | Destroyed houses 48, Half destroyed houses 130, Inundated houses upper floor 3,237, Inundated houses below floor 7,637 | |
| Fire and Disaster Management Agency 19 July 2004 | ||
| Dead 3, Missing 4 | Destroyed houses 1, Half destroyed houses 3, Inundated houses upper floor 2,657, Inundated houses below floor 6,751 | |
| Fire and Disaster Management Agency 18 July 2004 | ||
| Dead 3, Missing 4 | Destroyed houses 1, Half destroyed houses 1, Inundated houses upper floor 246, Inundated houses below floor 1,683 | |
Related Links
Report/Articles
Fire and Disaster Management Agency (Japanese) 20 July 2004
(Japanese Information) Situation Report No. 9 on the disaster caused by heavy rain at seasonal rain in Fukui Prefecture, July 18, 2004.
Fire and Disaster Management Agency (Japanese) 2004/07/19
(Japanese Information) Situation Report No. 5 on the disaster caused by heavy rain at seasonal rain in Fukui Prefecture, July 19, 2004.
Fire and Disaster Management Agency (Japanese) 18/July/2004
(Japanese Information) Situation Report No. 5 on the disaster caused by heavy rain at seasonal rain in Fukui Prefecture, July 18, 2004.
Mainichi Daily News 2004/0７/18
The officials urged the evacuation of more than 26,000 households in Fukui, Sabae and Miyama because dikes on the local Asuwa River had collapsed.