Does the heavy rain in Japan affect travel in July? Heavy rains in Japan affect cities

Because of the weather, some scenic spots in Japan are not suitable for sightseeing at present. In July this year, due to the typhoon weather, heavy rain fell in Japan and many cities were affected by heavy rain. Everyone should pay more attention to the planned trip in July.

Does it affect travel?

Heavy rain caused some roads to collapse.

The southern part of Kyushu, Japan, was hit by heavy rain. The rainfall in Kagoshima Prefecture, Samokawa City, Miyazaki Prefecture and Shan Ye City once exceeded 60mm per hour. Landslides also occurred in parts of Kagoshima Prefecture, causing 1 death. Affected by heavy rain, rivers in Kumamoto Prefecture and other areas rose and many houses were flooded. In terms of traffic, the Kyushu Shinkansen was once shut down, some roads collapsed and traffic was blocked. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued an emergency evacuation warning for rainstorm to 1, 2 1, 000 people living in the affected areas.

The Japan Meteorological Agency predicts that there will still be heavy rainfall in southwestern Japan until July 4. The Meteorological Agency called on relevant departments to prepare for preventing mudslides and floods.

Which cities are affected?

Many places in Kyushu, Japan are influenced by Meiyu front and so on. The governments of Kagoshima Prefecture, Kumamoto Prefecture, Miyazaki Prefecture and Ehime Prefecture issued "evacuation instructions" and "evacuation suggestions", and more than one million people were asked to evacuate their homes in a preventive manner.

According to the report, Kyushu Island is affected by Meiyu front, with continuous heavy rains, continuous mudslides and flooding of rivers. Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK) reported that the governments of Kagoshima, Miyazaki, Kumamoto and Ehime have issued precautionary evacuation advice to about 494,000 families and about 6,543,800 people in their jurisdictions.

In Japan, evacuation instructions and evacuation suggestions belong to the fourth level of five-level rainstorm warning. Evacuation advice means that all people in the target area should leave their homes as soon as possible and go to shelters or safe areas set up by the local government.

The evacuation order means that disaster may happen. The local government once again called on people to evacuate their homes. People who have not yet evacuated should evacuate immediately. If it is obviously dangerous to go to the shelter at this time, you should take refuge nearby or in a safe place above the building to ensure your own safety.

The first level of the five-level alert level is to improve the psychological preparation for disasters; The second level is to confirm the evacuation according to the disaster prediction map; The third level is to evacuate according to the evacuation preparation, but the elderly should evacuate as soon as possible; The fourth level is to evacuate everyone as soon as possible; Level 5 is the best action plan to protect your life after a disaster.