Asian Disaster Reduction Center（ADRC）

Details of Disaster Information

Japan : Landslide : 2014/08/20
GLIDE: LS-2014-000114-JPN

Duration	2014/08/20
Country or District	Japan
Name	Landslide
Outline	The landslides happened in a residential area near a mountain in the Hiroshima city outskirts, Japan on 20 August 2014. They were triggered after the equivalent of a month's rain fell in the 24 hours up to Wednesday (20 August) morning, Japan's weather agency said.

Headline(Source, Date)
Personal Injury	Material Damage	Others
Cabinet Office 2014/11/21
Killed: 74 Missing: 0 Seriously injured: 8 Slightly injured: 36	Totally collapsed houses: 174 Halfly collapsed houses: 187 Partially damaged houses: 143 Inundation above floor level: 1,168 Inundation below floor level: 3,097 Nonresidential buildings: 467	Debris flow etc: 107 Slope failure: 60
Cabinet Office 2014/09/26
Killed: 74 Missing: 0 Seriously injured: 8 Slightly injured: 36	Totally collapsed houses: 133 Halfly collapsed houses: 122 Partially damaged houses: 175 Inundation above floor level: 1,301 Inundation below floor level: 2,828 Nonresidential buildings: 451
Cabinet Office 2014/09/10
Killed: 73 Missing: 1 Seriously injured: 8 Slightly injured: 36	Totally collapsed houses: 24 Halfly collapsed houses: 41 Partially damaged houses: 68 Inundation above floor level: 77 Inundation below floor level: 220 Nonresidential buildings: 0
Cabinet Office 2014/09/08
Killed: 72 Missing: 2 Seriously injured: 8 Slightly injured: 36	Totally collapsed houses: 24 Halfly collapsed houses: 41 Partially damaged houses: 68 Inundation above floor level: 77 Inundation below floor level: 220 Nonresidential buildings: 0
Cabinet Office 2014/09/04
Killed: 72 Missing: 2 Seriously injured: 8 Slightly injured: 36	Totally collapsed houses: 24 Halfly collapsed houses: 41 Partially damaged houses: 66 Inundation above floor level: 76 Inundation below floor level: 210 Nonresidential buildings: 0
Cabinet Office 2014/09/03
Killed: 72 Missing: 2 Seriously injured: 8 Slightly injured: 36	Totally collapsed houses: 24 Halfly collapsed houses: 41 Partially damaged houses: 65 Inundation above floor level: 76 Inundation below floor level: 210 Nonresidential buildings: 0
Cabinet Office 2014/09/02
Killed: 72 Missing: 2 Seriously injured: 8 Slightly injured: 36	Totally collapsed houses: 24 Halfly collapsed houses: 41 Partially damaged houses: 65 Inundation above floor level: 76 Inundation below floor level: 208 Nonresidential buildings: 0
Cabinet Office 2014/08/31
Killed: 72 Missing: 2 Seriously injured: 8 Slightly injured: 36	Totally collapsed houses: 24 Halfly collapsed houses: 41 Partially damaged houses: 65 Inundation above floor level: 76 Inundation below floor level: 207 Nonresidential buildings: 0
Cabinet Office 2014/08/29
Killed: 72 Missing: 2 Seriously injured: 7 Slightly injured: 36	Totally collapsed houses: 23 Halfly collapsed houses: 41 Partially damaged houses: 57 Inundation above floor level: 75 Inundation below floor level: 203 Nonresidential buildings: 0
Cabinet Office 2014/08/28
Killed: 72 Missing: 10 Seriously injured: 7 Slightly injured: 36	Totally collapsed houses: 25 Halfly collapsed houses: 40 Partially damaged houses: 55 Inundation above floor level: 75 Inundation below floor level: 199 Nonresidential buildings: 0
Cabinet Office 2014/08/27
Killed: 71 Missing: 15 Seriously injured: 7 Slightly injured: 36	Totally collapsed houses: 25 Halfly collapsed houses: 40 Partially damaged houses: 54 Inundation above floor level: 75 Inundation below floor level: 197 Nonresidential buildings: 0
Cabinet Office 2014/08/26
Killed: 63 Missing: 25 Seriously injured: 7 Slightly injured: 36	Totally collapsed houses: 25 Halfly collapsed houses: 39 Partially damaged houses: 52 Inundation above floor level: 70 Inundation below floor level: 192 Nonresidential buildings: 0
Cabinet Office 2014/08/26
Killed: 60 Missing: 26 Seriously injured: 7 Slightly injured: 36	Totally collapsed houses: 19 Halfly collapsed houses: 37 Partially damaged houses: 47 Inundation above floor level: 70 Inundation below floor level: 177 Nonresidential buildings: 0
Cabinet Office 2014/08/25
Killed: 54 Missing: 28 Seriously injured: 7 Slightly injured: 36	Totally collapsed houses: 19 Halfly collapsed houses: 37 Partially damaged houses: 47 Inundation above floor level: 69 Inundation below floor level: 178 Nonresidential buildings: 0
Cabinet Office 2014/08/24
Killed: 50 Missing: 38 Seriously injured: 7 Slightly injured: 36 (Others injured: 34)	Totally collapsed houses: 19 Halfly collapsed houses: 36 Partially damaged houses: 47 Inundation above floor level: 68 Inundation below floor level: 174 Nonresidential buildings: 0
Cabinet Office 2014/08/23
Killed: 42 Missing: 43 Seriously injured: 3 Slightly injured: 24 (Others injured: 34)	Totally collapsed houses: 19 Halfly collapsed houses: 31 Partially damaged houses: 40 Inundation above floor level: 59 Inundation below floor level: 139 Nonresidential buildings: 0
Cabinet Office 2014/08/22
Killed: 39 Missing: 52 Seriously injured: 4 Slightly injured: 23 (Others injured: 40)	Totally collapsed houses: 8 Halfly collapsed houses: 12 Partially damaged houses: 26 Inundation above floor level: 37 Inundation below floor level: 103 Nonresidential buildings: 0
Cabinet Office 2014/08/22
Killed: 39 Missing: Under investigation Seriously injured: 13 Slightly injured: 10 (Others injured: 25)	Totally collapsed houses: 8 Halfly collapsed houses: 12 Partially damaged houses: 26 Inundation above floor level: 37 Inundation below floor level: 103 Nonresidential buildings: 0
Cabinet Office 2014/08/21
Killed: 34 Missing: 31 Seriously injured: 13 Slightly injured: 10	Totally collapsed houses: 8 Halfly collapsed houses: 12 Partially damaged houses: 26 Inundation above floor level: 37 Inundation below floor level: 102 Nonresidential buildings: 0
Cabinet Office 2014/08/21
Killed: 34 Missing: 8 Seriously injured: 4 Slightly injured: 19 (Others injured: 25)	Totally collapsed houses: 0 Halfly collapsed houses: 0 Partially damaged houses: 3 Inundation above floor level: 4 Inundation below floor level: 14 Nonresidential buildings: 0
Cabinet Office 2014/08/21
Killed: 34 Missing: 8 Seriously injured: 4 Slightly injured: 19	Totally collapsed houses: 0 Halfly collapsed houses: 0 Partially damaged houses: 3 Inundation above floor level: 4 Inundation below floor level: 14 Nonresidential buildings: 0
Cabinet Office 2014/08/20
Killed: 21 Missing: 12 Seriously injured: 2 Slightly injured: 14

Related Links

Report/Articles

Cabinet Office 2014/11/21
Report of Cabinet Office as at 17:00, 21 November 2014 (For the Heavy Rain Started from 19 August 2014)
Cabinet Office 2014/09/26
Report of Cabinet Office as at 16:00, 26 September 2014 (For the Heavy Rain Started from 19 August 2014)
Cabinet Office 2014/09/10
Report of Cabinet Office as at 18:00, 10 September 2014 (For the Heavy Rain Started from 19 August 2014)
Cabinet Office 2014/09/08
Report of Cabinet Office as at 19:00, 8 September 2014 (For the Heavy Rain Started from 19 August 2014)
Cabinet Office 2014/09/04
Report of Cabinet Office as at 19:00, 4 September 2014 (For the Heavy Rain Started from 19 August 2014)
Cabinet Office 2014/09/03
Report of Cabinet Office as at 19:00, 3 September 2014 (For the Heavy Rain Started from 19 August 2014)
Cabinet Office 2014/09/02
Report of Cabinet Office as at 18:00, 2 September 2014 (For the Heavy Rain Started from 19 August 2014)
Cabinet Office 2014/08/31
Report of Cabinet Office as at 19:00, 31 August 2014 (For the Heavy Rain Started from 19 August 2014)
Cabinet Office 2014/08/29
Report of Cabinet Office as at 11:00, 29 August 2014 (For the Heavy Rain Started from 19 August 2014)
Cabinet Office 2014/08/28
Report of Cabinet Office as at 11:00, 28 August 2014 (For the Heavy Rain Started from 19 August 2014)
Cabinet Office 2014/08/27
Report of Cabinet Office as at 18:00, 27 August 2014 (For the Heavy Rain Started from 19 August 2014)
Cabinet Office 2014/08/26
Report of Cabinet Office as at 19:00, 26 August 2014 (For the Heavy Rain Started from 19 August 2014)
Cabinet Office 2014/08/26
Report of Cabinet Office as at 11:00, 26 August 2014 (For the Heavy Rain Started from 19 August 2014)
ＩＦＲＣ 2014/08/22
Japan: Landslides in Hiroshima - Information bulletin no. 1
Cabinet Office 2014/08/25
Report of Cabinet Office as at 19:00, 25 August 2014 (For the Heavy Rain Started from 19 August 2014)
Cabinet Office 2014/08/24
Report of Cabinet Office as at 17:00, 24 August 2014 (For the Heavy Rain Started from 19 August 2014)
Cabinet Office 2014/08/23
Report of Cabinet Office as at 15:00, 23 August 2014 (For the Heavy Rain Started from 19 August 2014)
Cabinet Office 2014/08/22
Report of Cabinet Office as at 13:00, 22 August 2014 (For the Heavy Rain Started from 19 August 2014)
Cabinet Office 2014/08/22
Report of Cabinet Office as at 9:30, 22 August 2014 (For the Heavy Rain Started from 19 August 2014)
Japantimes 2014/08/21
The death toll had risen to 39 with 51 people missing by Thursday evening, 21 August according to the prefectural police.
Cabinet Office 2014/08/21
Report of Cabinet Office as at 19:00, 21 August 2014 (For the Heavy Rain Started from 19 August 2014)
Cabinet Office 2014/08/21
Report of Cabinet Office as at 13:00, 21 August 2014 (For the Heavy Rain Started from 15 August 2014) *Landslides in Hiroshima
Cabinet Office 2014/08/21
Report of Cabinet Office as at 10:00, 21 August 2014 (For the Heavy Rain Started from 15 August 2014) *Landslides in Hiroshima
Cabinet Office 2014/08/20
Report of Cabinet Office as at 21:30, 20 August 2014 (For the Heavy Rain Started from 15 August 2014) *Landslides in Hiroshima
BBC News 2014/08/20
At least 18 people have been killed in landslides that struck Japan\'s Hiroshima prefecture, officials say.

Geographycal Data Information

IFRC 2014/08/22
Japan: Landslides in Hiroshima (22 August 2014)

Pictures

Geospatial Information Authority of Japan 2014/09/03
Information on damages by heavy rain in August 2014
CNN 2014/08/22
Deadly landslide in Japan (pictures)
BBC News 2014/08/21
Rescuers comb Japan landslide site