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Japan:Flood:2000/09/11

Duration	2000/09/11	Torrential rains caused by effects of large typhoon and stationary front pounded the Tokai region. The bank of Shinkawa river was breached, which caused some residents to be buried alive. Officials ordered the evacuation counsel for disaster to more than 180,000 families in the Tokai districts. Various transportations had been mired. The number of dead is 8, misssing is 2.
Country or District	Japan
Name	Flood

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Report/Articles Headquarters for Earthquake Research Promotion Earthquake Research Committee　2000/10/11 Report on Earthquake in Western Tottori by Headquarters for Earthquake Research Promotion Earthquake Research Committee　 Fire and Disaster Management Agency Report on situation of damage by torrential rains (Japanese only) Asahi News 2000/09/13 Mainichi News 2000/09/13 Chunichi Newspaper 33,000 peoples have still forced to evacuate and 56,000 households were flooded BBC News 2000/09/12 Thousands flee Japanese floods CNN News 2000/09/13 Japan's heartland struggles after heaviest rainfall Research Information on Tokai torrential rains "Research information on Tokai torrential rains in September, 2000" by Mr. Ushiyama, assistant, Disaster Prevention Research Institute at Kyoto Univ. CNN News 2000/09/13 Three killed as heavy rains swamp central Japan

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