Japan: Flood: 2009/07/21-26
GLIDE: MS-2009-000146-JPN
| Period | 2009/07/21-26 |
|---|---|
| Country or District | Japan |
| Event Type | Flood |
| Outline | 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. |
| Summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Human Impact | Physical Impact | 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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Related Links
Report/Articles
Report of Fire and Disaster Management Agency
(pdf file, Japanese) Report of disaster by torrential rain in July No.27 as of 18:00, 15 September
Report of Fire and Disaster Management Agency
(pdf file, Japanese) Report of disaster by torrential rain in July No.25 as of 67:00, 24 August
Report of Fire and Disaster Management Agency
(pdf file, Japanese) Report of ｄisaster by torrential rain in July No.23 as of 17:00, 10 August
Report of Fire and Disaster Management Agency No.18
Report of Fire and Disaster Management Agency No.18 as of 18:30, 30 July
Report of Fire and Disaster Management Agency No.16
Report of Fire and Disaster Management Agency No.16 as of 19:00, 28 July 2009
(incl. damages in Yamaguchi prefecture from 21 July and those in Chugoku and Kyushu regions from 24 July)
Report of Fire and Disaster Management Agency No.14
Report of Fire and Disaster Management Agency No.14 as of 19:00, 26 July 2009
Report of Fire and Disaster Management Agency No.10
Report of Fire and Disaster Management Agency No.10 as of 20:00, 23 July 2009
Report of Fire and Disaster Management Agency No.7
Report of Fire and Disaster Management Agency No.7 as of 21:30, 22 July 2009
NIKKEI NET 2009/07/22(Japanese)
On July 21, 2009, floods by heavy rain killed 5 people and 11 missing in western Japan, Yamaguchi Prefecture.
Pictures
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