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Japan: Typhoon: 2011/09/20 Country Information on DRR

Period 2011/09/20
Country or District Japan
Event Type Typhoon
Outline More than a million people in the central Japan city of Nagoya were advised to evacuate on 20 September 2011 as typhoon Roke approached the country, bringing heavy rain.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others
Cabinet Office 2011/11/02
Killed: 17
Missing: 1
Injured: 339
Evacuated: 544*
*Including evacuation from Typhoon Talas
Totally collapsed houses: 13
Halfly collapsed houses: 287
Partically collapsed houses: 1,895
Inundation above floor level: 1,801
Inundation below floor level: 5,071
Nonresidential buildings: 387
Cabinet Office 2011/10/24
Killed: 17
Missing: 1
Injured: 339
Evacuated: 544*
Including evacuation from Typhoon Talas
Totally collapsed houses: 13
Halfly collapsed houses: 280
Partically collapsed houses: 1,893
Inundation above floor level: 1,755
Inundation below floor level: 4,976
Nonresidential buildings: 392
Cabinet Office 2011/10/19
Killed: 17
Missing: 1
Injured: 339
Evacuated: 548
Totally collapsed houses: 13
Halfly collapsed houses: 280
Partically collapsed houses: 1,893
Inundation above floor level: 1,755
Inundation below floor level: 4,976
Nonresidential buildings: 392
Cabinet Office 2011/10/05
Killed: 16
Missing: 2
Injured: 337
Evacuated: 639
Totally collapsed houses: 12
Halfly collapsed houses: 17
Partically collapsed houses: 1,888
Inundation above floor level: 1,537
Inundation below floor level: 6,360
Nonresidential buildings: 343
Fire and Disaster Management Agency 2011/09/26
Killed: 13
Missing: 3
Injured: 308
Evacuated: 939
Totally collapsed houses: 9
Halfly collapsed houses: 11
Partically collapsed houses: 547
Inundation above floor level: 1,306
Inundation below floor level: 2,825
Nonresidential buildings: 121
Cabinet Office 2011/09/24
Killed: 12
Missing: 3
Injured: 211
Evacuated: 1,884
Totally collapsed houses: 6
Halfly collapsed houses: 6
Partically collapsed houses: 281
Inundation above floor level: 1,096
Inundation below floor level: 2,073
Nonresidential buildings: 125
Fire and Disaster Management Agency 2011/09/22
Killed: 11
Missing: 3
Injured: 207
Evacuated: 3,526
Totally collapsed houses: 5
Halfly collapsed houses: 4
Partically collapsed houses: 237
Inundation above floor level: 544
Inundation below floor level: 1,167
Nonresidential buildings: 78
Fire and Disaster Management Agency 2011/09/21
Killed: 3
Missing: 2
Injured: 7
Evacuated: 4,056
Totally collapsed houses: 0
Halfly collapsed houses: 0
Partically collapsed houses: 6
Inundation above floor level: 55
Inundation below floor level: 281
Nonresidential buildings: 2

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Report/Articles

Cabinet Office 2011/11/02
Report of Cabinet Office on Tyhppn Talas and Roke as of 21:00 2 November 2011

Cabinet Office 2011/10/24
Report of Cabinet Office on Tyhppn Talas and Roke as of 23:00 24 October 2011

Cabinet Office 2011/10/19
Report of Cabinet Office on Tyhppn Talas and Roke as of 20:30 19 October 2011

Cabinet Office 2011/10/05
Report of Cabinet Office on Tyhppn Talas and Roke as of 21:00 5 October 2011

Fire and Disaster Management Agency 2011/09/26
Report of Fire and Disaster Management Agency No.3 as of 16:00 26 September 2011

Cabinet Office 2011/09/24
Report of Cabinet Office on Tyhppn Talas and Roke No.18 as of 13:00 24 September 2011

Fire and Disaster Management Agency 2011/09/22
Report of Fire and Disaster Management Agency No.2 as of 17:00 22 September 2011

BBC news 2011/09/22
At least 10 people have been killed by Typhoon Roke, with many others missing or injured, local media reported.

Fire and Disaster Management Agency 2011/09/21
Report of Fire and Disaster Management Agency No.1 as of 9:00 21 September 2011

Reuters AlertNet 2011/09/21
Nagoya city issued evacuation advisories for about 1.1 million people by 2 p.m. (0500 GMT) due to the possibility of rivers overflowing, and later strengthened its warnings against floods and landslides, and urged about 80,000 residents to evacuate.