Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture has declared a state of emergency due to heavy rains
Ishikawa Prefecture has declared a state of emergency due to heavy rains: this is the highest level of weather danger on the scale of Japan's meteorological agency. This was reported by NHK News on Saturday, September 21.
The warning applies to the cities of Wajima, Suzu and the village of Noto. Agency staff urged people in the affected areas to exercise maximum caution because of the risk of flooding and landslides.
According to Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transportation and Tourism, 12 rivers in Ishikawa Prefecture have already overflowed their banks.
One person is missing in the city of Wajima as a result of the bad weather, the TV station reported. Power company representatives report that as of 07:00 Moscow time Saturday about 6,000 households in Ishikawa prefecture were left without electricity.
Heavy rains are expected to fall almost all over the country. Up to 200 mm of rain is expected in the Hokuriku and Shikoku regions, 180 mm in the Tokai and Chugoku regions, and up to 150 mm in the Tohoku, Kinki and Kyushu regions before noon on September 22.
Meanwhile, countries in Central and Eastern Europe have been hit by floods. In addition to Hungary, natural disasters have affected Poland, the Czech Republic, Austria, Slovakia and Romania. According to the latest data, the floods have claimed the lives of 24 people. Earlier, on September 19, the overflowing Danube began to flood the embankments in the center of Budapest. Over the day, the water level in the capital rose by more than 1 meter. The embankments are already flooded in most places. Thus, the water already covers the embankment in front of the Hungarian Parliament building.
Before that, on September 15, Poland introduced a natural disaster regime against the background of flooding due to heavy rains. The Polish military evacuated 1,100 people from flooded areas in the south of the country.
