Two bridges collapsed as heavy rainfall prompted East Japan Railway to suspend shinkansen services throughout the day between Fukushima and Shinjo, Yamagata Prefecture.
Torrential rain lashed regions in northeast and central Japan overnight through Thursday, with local authorities in Yamagata and Niigata prefectures urging residents to seek shelter.The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) had issued a level 5 .
About 540,000 people in the Tohoku and Hokuriku regions were instructed to evacuate as of Thursday morning as torrential rain swept through the Sea of Japan coast, causing floods and landslides. The Mogami River in Nagai, Yamagata Prefecture,.
TOKYO (AFP) – Bridges collapsed and rivers burst their banks as heavy rain lashed northern Japan yesterday, with 200,000 residents urged to evacuate as authorities warned of dangerous flooding. TV footage showed a muddy mass of broken trees swept into a mountainous residential area by the downpours, which broke records in some areas. Two people […]