Southwest Japan goes under water: The situation continues to deteriorate, numerous landslides

Overview of weather and natural events around the World. What is happening in this world: natural disasters on the planet of Earth. The latest news about weather events and disasters. Become a channel sponsor and you will get access to exclusive bonuses. More: The southwestern region of Kyushu in Japan was literally submerged due to torrential downpours, as a result of which more than 587 thousand people received orders to evacuate. According to the NHK TV channel, the evacuation has been announced in the cities of Kurume, Yame (Fukuoka Prefecture), Kumamoto, Oguni, Mifune, Koshi, Kikuyo (Kumamoto Prefecture), Takachiho (Miyazaki Prefecture), Hita, Kusu (Oita Prefecture). According to the Japan Meteorological Agency’s five-level warning scale, the current level is level four, which means the need to evacuate residents of dangerous areas. The agency also warned of possible landslides in Fukuoka, Saga, Kumamoto, Oita, Miyazaki and Yamaguchi prefectures. Kumamoto prefectural officials said the Shirakawa and Mifune rivers were well above flood levels. Moreover, heavy rain caused the collapse of a 37-meter concrete bridge over a small river in Yamato City (Kumamoto Prefecture). At the moment, there have been no reports of casualties. The channel presents such weather events and natural disasters as: 1. Water: rain, hail, snowfall, flood, mudflow, tsunami, high tide, heavy rainfall, snow, huge waves, river flooding, dam overflow, ice flood, snowfall. 2. Fire: fire, forest fire, volcanic lava, lightning. 3. Earth: earthquake, landslide, rockfall, sinkhole. 4. Air: tornado, hurricane, wind, cyclone, storm, typhoon, sandstorm, tropical storm. 5. Space: lunar eclipse, solar eclipse, planetary parade, asteroid, comet, planet, satellite, meteorite, UFO, fireball in the sky, space debris, full moon, ISS, space exploration, Space X, NASA. 6. Nature: animals, insects, plants, climatic zones, natural events and phenomena. Subscribe to the channel “When the Earth is Angry“: ATTENTION: All videos are taken from public sources. The selection is carried out by date of publication, title, description and place of the event. Sometimes, due to unfair posting of news on social networks, the video may contain frames that do not correspond to the date and place. It is not always possible to check all videos. We apologize for possible mistakes! #Flood #Japan #Landslide #NaturalDisaster #SevereWeather #SevereFlooding #HeavyRain #FlashFloods