Record-breaking rainfall over several days has triggered landslides in central Japan, leaving at least one person dead, Kyodo News reported on Sept. 9.
The heavy rain paralysed transport in Nagoya, with about 3,500 people taking shelter at evacuation centres and around 200 vehicles inundated. A total of 41 people were injured in Nagoya. In Shizuoka Prefecture, a worker was buried and killed by a landslide while reinforcing a slope.
According to Kyodo News, a line of precipitation developed over Nagoya on the evening of Sept. 8, bringing hourly rainfall of 104.5 millimetres, the highest level recorded since observations began.
Nagoya authorities said on Sept. 9 that up to about 3,500 people had been stranded at evacuation centres, while around 200 vehicles had been affected by the disaster as of 4 a.m.
All municipal primary and secondary schools, special needs schools and kindergartens in Nagoya were temporarily closed.
As of 1 p.m. on Sept. 9, 41 people in Nagoya had been injured. They reportedly suffered minor injuries, including falls while evacuating.
The Japan Meteorological Agency warned that heavy rainfall would continue across large parts of the country under the combined influence of an active weather front and a tropical depression.
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