China News Service reported on July 7th that on the 7th, the Kyushu region of Japan continued to experience heavy rainfall mainly in the north. The Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK) reported that as of now, 56 people have been killed by heavy rainfall, 1 heart and lungs have stopped, and 11 people are missing.
According to reports, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, was severely affected. According to NHK, a total of 53 people died in Kumamoto Prefecture. The special nursing home facility "Qianshouyuan" in the Kumomuradu area of the county was besieged by the flood, killing 14 people.
On July 6, local time, after heavy rainfall in Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan, the river rose and the bridge that was originally placed on the river channel was washed away.
Kyodo News reported that for the first time in Fukuoka, one person was confirmed dead. The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued special warnings for heavy rains in parts of Fukuoka, Saga, and Nagasaki, calling for continued vigilance. In addition, the Chikugawa River in Hita City, Oita Prefecture is flooded. The refuge in Omuta City became an isolated island because of the surrounding flooding, and the county government requested disaster dispatch from the Land Self-Defense Force.
Kyodo News also quoted statistics from the Fire Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications that as of 5 a.m. on the 7th, the entire Kyushu region except Miyazaki Prefecture issued a total of about 601,771 households with a total of more than 1.3 million people.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on the 6th that many affected areas have been cut off from the outside world by floods and landslides. He asked all parties to continue their efforts to rescue the survivors and find the missing persons. Abe also instructed the working group to expedite its work and designated the heavy rain as a "specially very disaster".
According to Reuters, Shinzo Abe said that the Japanese government will double the number of rescuers from the previous day's level to 80,000 people, including about 20,000 self-defense troops.