Hokuriku, Niigata Prefecture, and Yamagata Prefecture experienced record-breaking heavy rains from the 3rd to the 4th due to the effects of fronts and low pressure systems, causing flooding of rivers and landslides in various places.


Rain clouds are developing locally in Tohoku and other areas, and even in areas where the rain has weakened, there is still a high risk of disasters, so strict vigilance is still required.

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, rain clouds are developing in Tohoku and Niigata prefectures due to the influence of a front with a low pressure that extends from the Sea of ​​Japan to eastern Japan. About 40 mm of heavy rain is believed to have fallen.



In Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures, rain clouds continued to develop one after another after dawn on the 4th, and torrential rain fell intermittently, causing flooding of rivers and landslide disasters in various places.



The amount of rain that fell in 24 hours was


397 mm in Kawachi, Hakusan City, Ishikawa Prefecture by 5:30 pm on


the 4th, and 211 mm in Ono City, Fukui Prefecture by 11:30 pm on the 4th


. rice field.



In Niigata Prefecture and Yamagata Prefecture, record heavy rain fell from the 3rd to the morning of the 4th, flooding the Mogami River in Yamagata Prefecture.



In Yamagata, Niigata, Fukushima, and Shiga prefectures, there are areas where the risk of sediment disasters is extremely high and sediment disaster alert information has been announced.

Hokuriku, Niigata, etc. may see more rain

This is the outlook for the future.



The front is gradually moving southward and is expected to reach south of Japan on the morning of the 5th.



However, warm and moist air is flowing toward the front, and strong cold air is moving southward, so atmospheric conditions are expected to remain extremely unstable from eastern to western Japan today.



The rain will intensify again, mainly in eastern Japan such as Hokuriku and Niigata prefectures, and there is a risk that rain clouds will develop locally and extremely heavy rain will fall.



The amount of rain falling in the 24 hours until the evening of the 5th

is expected to be


200 mm in Hokuriku,


150 mm in Tokai and Niigata,


120 mm in Kinki, and 100 mm in Kanto Koshin.

With the heavy rain already on record, more rain is likely.

The Japan Meteorological Agency continues to remain vigilant against river flooding, landslides, and low-lying land inundation, and calls for caution against gusts such as lightning strikes and tornadoes, as well as "hail."

In areas such as the Hokuriku region, there is a risk that the rain will intensify again at night when it is difficult to check the surrounding conditions, and in Niigata and Yamagata prefectures, where the rainfall has fallen to record levels, the risk of disasters continues to be high even in areas where the rain has subsided. Please spend your time in a safe place as much as possible.








Search continues for missing man in Yamagata

A bridge collapsed in the town of Iide, Yamagata Prefecture, which experienced record-breaking rainfall. We are planning to search the area.



In the town of Iide, on the 3rd, the police received a report that a bridge on a prefectural road had collapsed and a car that was running on the bridge had been washed away. It is said that the whereabouts of one man who is believed to have been in the car is unknown.



On the afternoon of the 4th, the police and fire department searched around the collapsed bridge with about 20 people, but they said that they could not find any clues to the man or the car.



For this reason, the police and fire department will continue to search the area around the site on the 5th.



On the other hand, restoration activities were also carried out in the affected areas, and in Kawanishi Town, where houses were flooded and other damage occurred one after another, temporary storage sites for disaster waste, such as debris and household effects soaked in mud, were set up at two locations in the town. and acceptance will start on the 5th.



In the affected areas, desperate efforts are being made to search for missing persons, and recovery efforts are also urgently needed to rebuild the lives of those affected.

Niigata Grasp the full extent of damage and proceed with recovery

In Niigata Prefecture, landslides and damage to houses have been confirmed due to the torrential rain that continued until dawn on the 4th. In Murakami City and other areas that suffered particularly severe damage, efforts are being made to ascertain the full extent of the damage and to restore water supply and power outages. I am planning to proceed.



In Niigata Prefecture, the torrential rain that continued until dawn on the 4th brought special heavy rain warnings to Murakami City, Sekikawa Village, and Tainai City.



In Murakami City, a landslide occurred in Koiwanai Village in the Kambayashi district, and one house was completely destroyed, and four others were partially damaged.



According to fire departments, a man in his 80s living in a completely destroyed house suffered a serious injury that broke his leg.



The road leading to the village is still covered with mud, and ordinary cars cannot pass, and all 34 households have had water and power outages as of last night.



The city has not been able to fully grasp the damage situation throughout the city, so it is rushing to grasp the whole picture and restore it.



In addition, in Sekikawa Village, at least 100 houses have been confirmed to be flooded above and below the floors, and some bridges have suffered serious damage, so restoration work will be carried out locally. .