Tokyo, Japan /
A person died and to the At least seven others are missing in Japanwhere authorities ordered this Saturday the evacuation of more than 60 thousand inhabitants from the center of the country due to floods caused by heavy rains.
In Ishikawaone person died and others Two were seriously injured, The regional government reported in a statement, warning that other Three residents were missing.
​Others four peoplewho work on the construction site of a road in Wajimawhere several buildings were flooded and roads blocked by landslides, were reported missing, according to authorities.
Nearly 45 thousand inhabitants from the towns of Wajima, Suzu and Notoin Ishikawa prefecture, were evacuated, local authorities reported, adding that a dozen rivers in the region overflowed.
It was also ordered that evacuation of some 16 thousand inhabitants from the neighboring prefecture of Niigata and the prefecture of Yamagatafurther northeast.
The Japan Meteorological Agency said it issued the highest level of warning for Ishikawa, warning of a “life-threatening situation”.
Satoshi Sugimotoa meteorologist with the agency, warned of “torrential rains on an unprecedented scale.”
The public chain NHK broadcast images showing a street in Wajima under water.
These cities are in the areas that were most affected by the New Year’s earthquakeof magnitude 7.5, which killed at least 236 people in the center of the country.
The region is still recovering from the disaster, which flattened buildings, destroyed roads and caused a huge fire.
CHZ
