- Over the past few days, Southwestern Japan has been significantly affected by heavy rainfall which has consequently resulted in flooding in certain areas.
- Record amounts of rain dumped on parts of Kyushu Island, causing flooding and landslides.
- Emergency warning issued for Fukuoka and Oita prefectures, urging residents in river sites and hillsides to take maximum caution.
- More than 420,000 people under the highest evacuation level, with 1.7 million residents in vulnerable areas told to take shelter.
- Flooding along several rivers, closing roads, disrupting trains, and cutting off water supply in some areas.
- Temporary stoppage of bullet train service between Western Hiroshima and Fukuoka due to the downpour.
- Climate change intensifying the risk of heavy rain in Japan, as a warmer atmosphere holds more water.
- Flash floods are a particular risk in Japan due to homes being built on plains at the bottom of hillsides.
