At 2:51 p.m., Murakami City in Niigata Prefecture issued an evacuation order to the Yamakita area, Asahi area, and Murakami area's Shanghai prefecture area, citing the danger of landslides.
"Evacuation order" is information of alert level 4 out of 5 alert levels, and the city calls for everyone to evacuate from dangerous places.
In addition, the city has opened an evacuation center and is calling for evacuation.
Evacuation centers were set up in the
Yamakita area: Sanpoku Kaikan and Welfare Center Yamakita Yurika Kaikan
, Murakami City General Cultural Center and Asahi Sakura Elementary School in the Asahi area, and
Murakami Shanghai Prefecture area: Five locations in
the former Shanghai Prefectural Elementary School
.