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Japan:Landslide:2014/08/20

Duration	2014/08/20	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.
Country or District	Japan
Name	Landslide

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

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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)

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Urgent Report from Supporting Members of the Asian Disaster Reduction Center

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