At 5:55 pm in Kokonoe Town, Oita Prefecture, the information on "Emergency Safety Assurance" issued to the Higashi-Iida and Nogami districts was canceled and switched to evacuation orders because the water levels of the Matsugi and Nogami rivers had dropped. ..
Kokonoe Town has issued evacuation orders to 8999 people in 3894 households throughout the town, saying that there is a risk of sediment-related disasters.
This is Level 4 information out of 5 alert levels, calling for everyone to evacuate from dangerous areas.