Japan tells thousands to evacuate as ‘unprecedented’ rains trigger floods, landslides. Japan has seen unprecedented rainfall in parts of the country in recent years, with floods and landslides sometimes causing casualties.
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Japanese authorities told tens of thousands of people to evacuate the quake-hit region of Ishikawa on Saturday as “unprecedented” rains triggered floods and landslides.
A dozen rivers in the region had burst their banks as of 11 a.m. local time (0200 GMT), land ministry official Masaru Kojima said.
The cities of Wajima and Suzu, as well as Noto town, ordered about 44,700 residents to evacuate, local officials said.
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said it issued its highest-level warning for Ishikawa, cautioning of a “life-threatening situation.”