Floods and landslides killed at the least six individuals and swept away properties as rescuers looked for victims on the banks of a river in central Japan.
Heavy rains lashed the Noto Peninsula – nonetheless reeling from January’s devastating earthquake – over the weekend, turning the Tsukada River right into a muddy torrent that swamped roads and a distant hamlet.
When the skies lastly cleared, rescue efforts had been joined by police and firefighters from throughout Japan, residents and the daddy of a 14-year-old lady, one among seven individuals nonetheless lacking or unaccounted for.
Public broadcaster NHK and different Japanese media mentioned six individuals died.
The area has been hit by rain since Saturday, with Wajima Metropolis recording greater than 540 millimeters (21 inches) of rain in 72 hours, the most important steady rainfall since comparative information can be found.
The floods hit the realm, which was recovering from a magnitude 7.5 earthquake on New 12 months’s Day that collapsed buildings, triggered tsunamis and sparked fires.
Floodwaters submerged emergency housing for individuals who misplaced their properties within the January 1 earthquake that killed at the least 374 individuals.
In accordance with Hokuriku Electrical Energy Firm, 3,700 households had been nonetheless with out energy Monday afternoon.
Greater than 100 areas within the area have been quarantined and roads blocked as a consequence of landslides.
