Central Japan hit by heavy rains, floods kill 1
Rescue workers searched for a missing person on Saturday after fierce rains lashed central Japan leaving one woman dead as vast stretches of rural and residential areas were inundated.
By Agencies |
TOKYO : Rescue workers searched for a missing person on Saturday after fierce rains lashed central Japan leaving one woman dead as vast stretches of rural and residential areas were inundated.
In the hardest-hit city of Okazaki in central Japan, all 380,000 residents were ordered to evacuate yesterday, city official Kiyotaka Ichikawa said. Authorities later lifted the order, but urged residents to remain cautious.
The storm travelled northeast today bringing heavy rains. The Meteorological Agency predicted up to 15 centimetres of precipitation per hour in eastern and northern Japan through Sunday morning.
Rescue workers yesterday searched for a 90-year-old woman believed swept away by floodwaters.
The two men also reported missing in Okazaki were located later yesterday. Police said their disappearances were unrelated to the flooding.
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A 76-year-old woman was found drowned in her home yesterday in Okazaki and a man was in serious condition, local police official Kazumi Yamagawa said. The storm also flooded some 1,300 households in the city, and temporarily left some areas without power or telephone service.Several rivers overflowed, forcing drivers to abandon their cars in the streets.
At its peak, the storm dumped 14.6 centimetres of rain per hour over Okazaki-a record for the area-the weather agency said. Okazaki is about 230 kilometres southwest of Tokyo. Heavy rains often hit Japan in summer, triggering flash flooding.
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