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Record Rainfall Triggers Highest Landslide Warning for Yakushima Island

morning · · thread: Record Rainfall in Eastern Japan Leaves at Least Six Dead and Thousands Stranded

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  • Kyodo News Japan · Centre · Non-profit publisher cooperative
  • The Japan Times Japan · Centre · News2u Holdings

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Japan's weather agency issued its highest emergency landslide warning for Yakushima Island in Kagoshima prefecture on Saturday after record rainfall hit the area. In Yakushima's Onoaida, 490.5 millimeters of rain fell within 24 hours, marking a record for the location. The Japan Meteorological Agency later lowered the warning to Level 4, though officials continued to urge residents to evacuate affected areas.

Local officials reported that the rain was heavy enough to make driving impossible. While Kyushu Electric Power Transmission and Distribution Co. noted that about 20 households experienced a temporary power outage early Saturday, police and the fire department reported no major damage.

The weather agency forecast up to 200 millimeters of additional rain for southern Kyushu through Sunday morning. This event follows a period of heavy rain across the archipelago, including flooding in Chiba Prefecture in August that resulted in 13 deaths. Current conditions linked to a weather front and Typhoon Krovanh may cause rivers to overflow or lead to flooding in low lying areas of western Japan.

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