Japan issues fresh landslide and flood warning as death toll soars to 54

As torrential rain moved over centre of country, Japan government reportedly issued fresh landslide and flooding warning on July 8. heavy rains, which began earlier this week, has triggered mudslides and has also caused devastation across southwestern portion of country. According to reports, nearly 54 people have died after several days of flooding and most of m from hardest-hit Kumamoto prefecture. 

As wear front is w moving rth, Japan Meteorological ncy (JMA) reportedly issued its highest level warning for Gifu and Naga prefectures in central Japan. While speaking to a media outlet, a JMA official said that heavy rains are at an ‘unprecedented level’. He reportedly warned that re is an ‘extreme possibility’ that some kind of disaster is alrey happening in areas which have been designated as high risk for landslides and flooding. He also said that it is a situation where people have to do ir best to protect ir lives. 

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warning by JMA comes after parts of Naga and Gifu in central Japan were submerged by massive downpours. As per reports, in a mountaius town of Takayama, several houses were also hit by a mudslide. In a desperate effort to reach survivors stranded by flooding and landslide, government reportedly deployed nearly 80,000 rescue workers. 

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14 missing, 4 feared to be de

On July 7, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe even pledged to double number of troops involved in rescue effort to 20,000 as toll in disaster has risen steily and rescue workers have been discovering new casualties. With growing concern of heavy rains, about 3.6 million people across country were also vised to evacuate. However, officials also ded that evacuation is t mandatory. 

While rains caused fresh flooding in central Japan, flooding was still affecting sourn region of country. search and rescue operations are still taking place in Kumamoto as officials said that 14 people are still missing and four feared to be de. Currently, Japan is in middle of its annual rainy season as wet and warm air from East China Sea flows above country. Several experts believe that recent dely floods and landslides have also been triggered by climate change as a warmer atmosphere holds more water. 

(Im: AP) 

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