How many people were killed in the heavy rain on Sunday?

A large-scale rainstorm in Japan has killed 85 people.

Japan's torrential rains have been severe in recent days, and the number of casualties in various places has risen sharply. By 8: 00 p.m. local time 10, the death toll had risen to 85, and another 6 people were seriously injured, and 58 people could not be confirmed safe.

July 8, local time, Kurashiki, Japan after the rainstorm.

Rainfall in many places has reached historical records.

The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a special rainstorm warning to 1 county and 8 counties, which means that these areas are facing the once-in-a-decade rainfall and should enter the highest level of alert.

The actual rainfall in many places has reached historical records. According to Japanese media reports, the average rainfall of 20 observation points in Hyogo Prefecture from 0: 00 on the 5th to 65 hours in the afternoon on the 7th exceeded the monthly rainfall in July, and the rainfall at an observation point in Kobe, the capital, was 2.8 times of the monthly rainfall. In Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, as of about 5 pm on the 7 th, the 24-hour rainfall reached 343 mm, the highest since its own observation record; The three-day rainfall in a village in Kochi Prefecture is 109 1mm, which is one quarter of the annual average rainfall.

According to the website of Asahi Shimbun, 23 prefectures and counties have issued hedging orders and hedging suggestions, covering 8.63 million people.

In August 20 14, 77 people were killed in the disaster caused by heavy rainfall in Hiroshima. * * * The same news agency quoted a resident of Hiroshima Prefecture as saying: "The rainfall this time is greater than that four years ago. I am afraid of what will happen to me. "

Landslides and debris flows are serious.

In addition to floods, landslides or mudslides caused by heavy rains are the main causes of death. The website of "Daily News" reported that a landslide about 100 meters long and 20 meters wide occurred behind a residential building in Dazhou City, Ehime Prefecture, resulting in the death of a 95-year-old resident. More than a dozen houses in a residential area in Hiroshima were damaged by mudslides, and 10 people lost contact; At least three cars were buried and 1 car fell off the cliff when a landslide occurred near an expressway tunnel in East Hiroshima.

* * * According to the news agency, although the Meteorological Agency issued a special rainstorm warning, these warnings were not mandatory evacuation orders. Many people still stayed at home to avoid danger according to their habits, so many people died of landslides and mudslides.

In addition to casualties, many people were trapped in the disaster. About 150 people in a nursing home in Cangfu City, Okayama Prefecture were surrounded by floods. They turned to the municipal authorities for help, saying that there was not enough food in the nursing home and they could not cook. Only bread and rice balls are used to satisfy hunger. The municipal government is studying how to deliver meals to this nursing home.

Japan Meteorological Agency warns of floods and mudslides.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga Yoshihide said on the 7th that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had ordered "saving people first" and immediately dispatched search and rescue forces. The Japanese government has invested about 48,000 self-defense members, police and firefighters in disaster relief. On the 7th, the countermeasure room of the Crisis Management Center was set up in the Prime Minister's residence to strengthen the ability of disaster information collection and contact and cooperation with other relevant departments.

According to the Meteorological Agency, the heavy rainfall was caused by the confrontation between two high-pressure forces, which caused the rain belt to stay over this area for several days and hardly moved.

As of late at night on the 7th local time, except Gifu County, the special rainstorm warning in other areas has been lifted.

However, the Meteorological Agency predicted that there may be continuous heavy rain in some areas on the 8th, warning people to keep the utmost vigilance against floods and mudslides.

Source: Phoenix Network Information