Overstromingen in Japan: 1 dode, 500.000 geëvacueerd
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Overstromingen in Japan: 1 dode, 500.000 geëvacueerd
One dead, 500,000 evacuated in central Japan floods
An elderly woman has died and more than 500,000 people have been urged to evacuate central Japan, as torrential rain began flooding hundreds of homes earlier today, domestic media reported. Some people fled their home in a boat as floodwater reached close to their waist, television pictures showed, and cars sank in muddy water. A 76-year-old woman was found dead in her flooded home in Okazaki, 230 kilometres west of Tokyo, while a train in the capital was hit by a landslide and derailed, Kyodo News Agency reported. No one was injured in the derailment.
Authorities told 140,000 households in Okazaki and around 360,000 households in nearby Nagoya to leave their homes, national broadcaster NHK reported. Japan has suffered repeated flooding in recent months and the Government weather agency warned of more rain in eastern and northern Japan on Friday and Saturday.
Bron: Reuters
An elderly woman has died and more than 500,000 people have been urged to evacuate central Japan, as torrential rain began flooding hundreds of homes earlier today, domestic media reported. Some people fled their home in a boat as floodwater reached close to their waist, television pictures showed, and cars sank in muddy water. A 76-year-old woman was found dead in her flooded home in Okazaki, 230 kilometres west of Tokyo, while a train in the capital was hit by a landslide and derailed, Kyodo News Agency reported. No one was injured in the derailment.
Authorities told 140,000 households in Okazaki and around 360,000 households in nearby Nagoya to leave their homes, national broadcaster NHK reported. Japan has suffered repeated flooding in recent months and the Government weather agency warned of more rain in eastern and northern Japan on Friday and Saturday.
Bron: Reuters
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