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Japan:Flood:2013/08/24

Duration2013/08/24 Torrential rain hit parts of Shimane Prefecture in western Japan on 24 August 2013. Mudslides have been reported in the western part of the prefecture, where record levels of rainfall were observed, and a man went missing
Country or DistrictJapan
NameFlood

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Cabinet Office 2013/08/27
Killed: 1
Injured: 2

Totally collapsed houses: 3
Halfly collapsed houses: 3
Partially collapsed houses: 19
Inundation above floor level: 159
Inundation below floor level: 606



Cabinet Office 2013/08/25
Missing: 1
Injured: 2

Totally collapsed houses: 3
Halfly collapsed houses: 0
Partially collapsed houses: 13
Inundation above floor level: 143
Inundation below floor level: 510



Cabinet Office 2013/08/24
Missing: 1
Injured: 2

Totally collapsed houses: 3
Halfly collapsed houses: 6
Partially collapsed houses: 74
Inundation above floor level: 87
Inundation below floor level: 235



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