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GLIDE: MS-2009-000146-JPN

Japan:Flood:2009/07/21-26

Duration2009/07/21-26 Floods, debris flow, and sediment disaters have triggered by torrential rain caused severe damages in Yamaguchi Prefecture on 19-21 July 21 2009, and in northern part of Kyushu region, Sanin region, and Hokuriku region on 24-26 July 2009.
Country or DistrictJapan
NameFlood

Headline(Source, Date)
Personal Injury Material Damage Others
Report of Fire and Disaster Management Agency No.27 (as of 15 Sep.)
Dead: 31
Injured: 46

Totally collapsed houses: 47
Halfly collapsed houses: 99
Partially collapsed houses: 192
Houses inundated over floor: 2,155
Houses inundated under floor 9,549

Landslides: 1,757 areas
Report of Fire and Disaster Management Agency No.25 (as of 24 Aug.)
Dead: 30
Injured: 49

Totally collapsed houses: 51
Halfly collapsed houses: 92
Partially collapsed houses: 181
Houses inundated over floor: 2,0678
Houses inundated under floor 9,230

Landslides: 1,608 areas
Report of Fire and Disaster Management Agency No.23 (as of 10 Aug.)
Dead: 30
Injured: 43

Totally collapsed houses: 48
Halfly collapsed houses: 65
Partially collapsed houses: 180
Houses inundated over floor: 2,148
Houses inundated under floor 8,861

Landslides: 1,586 areas
Report of Fire and Disaster Management Agency No.18
Dead: 28
Missing: 2
Injured: 20

Totally collapsed houses: 33
Halfly collapsed houses: 46
Partially collapsed houses: 185
Houses inundated over floor: 1,878
Houses inundated under floor 7,407



Report of Fire and Disaster Management Agency No.16
Dead: 27
Missing: 3
Injured: 17

Totally collapsed houses: 33
Halfly collapsed houses: 45
Partially collapsed houses: 163
Houses inundated over floor: 1,780
Houses inundated under floor 7,022



Report of Fire and Disaster Management Agency No.14
Dead: 14
Missing: 3
Injured: 3

Totally collapsed houses: 24
Halfly collapsed houses: 27
Partially collapsed houses: 30
Houses inundated over floor: 606
Houses inundated under floor 2,585



Report of Fire and Disaster Management Agency No.10
Dead: 11
Missing: 6
Injured: 3

Totally collapsed houses: 5
Halfly collapsed houses: 1
Partially collapsed houses: 14
Houses inundated over floor: 235
Houses inundated under floor 1,292



Report of Fire and Disaster Management Agency No.7
Dead: 8
Missing: 9
Injured: 3

Totally collapsed houses: 1
Halfly collapsed houses: 1
Partially collapsed houses: 14
Houses inundated over floor: 94
Houses inundated under floor 581



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  • JAXA 2009/07/27
    Observation Results of the Advanced Land Observing Satellite Daichi (ALOS) relating to heavy rain in Chugoku and Kyushu regions
  • JAXA 2009/07/23
    Observation Results of the Advanced Land Observing Satellite Daichi (ALOS) relating to landslides in Yamaguchi prefecture