Heavy rain damage 77 deaths in Kumamoto prefecture 9 people missing 16:56 on July 16
According to NHK's compilation through broadcasting stations in various regions, 77 people have been killed and 9 people have been missing, mainly in Kumamoto prefecture, due to the record heavy rain this time.
Kumamoto Prefecture
In Kumamoto Prefecture, 65 people have died and 3 are missing.
Of these, a total of 25 people died in Kuma-mura, including 14 people who died at Senjuen, a nursing home for the elderly.
In addition, 20 people died in Hitoyoshi, 11 in Ashikita, 4 in Yatsushiro, 3 in Tsunagi, and 2 in Yamaga.
The number of people who are missing is one in Yatsushiro City, one in Ashikita Town, and one in Kuma Village.
Kyushu and other prefectures
In Kyushu, other areas are suffering great damage.
In Oita Prefecture, one person died in Oita City, one in Yufu City, three in Yufu City, and one in Hita City are missing.
In Fukuoka Prefecture, two people died in Omuta City, and in Nagasaki Prefecture, a man in his 50s who was suspected to have been washed away in a river in Tsushima City died.
In Kagoshima Prefecture, a man in his 60s who had delivered a newspaper in Minamisatsuma City was missing, and in the subsequent search, a body believed to be this man was found.
In Kyushu, a total of 71 people have died and 8 people are missing.
Other than Kyushu
Outside Kyushu,
▽Higashihiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, the back mountain of a house collapsed and the parents and children living in this house died.
▽In Ehime Prefecture, two elderly people died in Ikata Town.
▽In Shizuoka prefecture, a worker fell dead in Kawanehoncho when he fell into a tree.
▽ In Nagano prefecture, a 73-year-old man died in a landslide in Iida city.
▽In Toyama Prefecture, a man in his 70s is missing in Tateyama Town after being washed away by an irrigation canal.
Outside of Kyushu, 6 people have died and 1 is missing.