There were six fatalities in Japan as a result of high rainfall levels.
Six people died and ten disappeared in Ishikawa prefecture after record rainfall caused floods and landslides.
The rain that began on Saturday and persisted until noon local time (03:00 GMT) on Monday hit Wajima and Suzu, two cities still recovering from a severe earthquake on January 1.
Local media said that both cities received twice as much rain on Sunday as they usually get in September.
Reports said dozens of rivers overflowed, closing roads and isolating nearly 100 towns in the prefecture.
Two bodies were found in a Wajima landslip tunnel. Road-repairing construction workers were present.
Local authorities reported three more deaths, including two old men and a lady, according to the Japan Times.
On Saturday, the Japanese meteorological office issued the highest “life-threatening” notice for Ishikawa. However, the agency reduced the. NHK showed a Wajima street flooded.
After the January 7.5 earthquake, which killed at least 236 people, collapsed buildings, and started a fire, the region is still recovering.
Hokuriku Electricity Company reported 4,000 households without power on Monday.
Six people died and ten disappeared in Ishikawa prefecture after record rainfall caused floods and landslides.
The rain that began on Saturday and persisted until noon local time (03:00 GMT) on Monday hit Wajima and Suzu, two cities still recovering from a severe earthquake on January 1.
Local media said that both cities received twice as much rain on Sunday as they usually get in September.
Reports said dozens of rivers overflowed, closing roads and isolating nearly 100 towns in the prefecture.
Two bodies were found in a Wajima landslip tunnel. Road-repairing construction workers were present.
Local authorities reported three more deaths, including two old men and a lady, according to the Japan Times.
On Saturday, the Japanese meteorological office issued the highest “life-threatening” notice for Ishikawa. However, the agency reduced NHK showed a Wajima street flooded.
After the January 7.5 earthquake, which killed at least 236 people, collapsed buildings, and started a fire, the region is still recovering.
Hokuriku Electricity Company reported 4,000 households without power on Monday.
