More Than 1 Million Forced To Evacuate On Kyushu; 1 Meter Of Rain In A Single Day In Town Of Ebino

[hatrack]

4 July 2019 (Kyodo) – More than 1.09 million residents across two prefectures in Kyushu, including the entire populations of three cities in Kagoshima Prefecture, were ordered to evacuate as of 6 p.m. Wednesday, as continuing torrential rain raised the risk of floods and mudslides.

The amount of rainfall Friday totaled 1,010.5 millimeters in Ebino, Miyazaki Prefecture, and 755.5 mm in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Wednesday. In Kanoya, in Kagoshima Prefecture, heavy rain of 81 mm per hour was recorded Wednesday afternoon.

Kagoshima Gov. Satoshi Mitazono told reporters Wednesday that the prefecture had decided to ask the Self-Defense Forces to deploy in order to assist with disaster relief, saying that there was an extremely high risk of large-scale disasters. […]

The forecast for the Kyushu region indicated 80 mm of rain or more per hour, with some areas likely to receive a month of rainfall in 24 hours, according to the agency. […]

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[padah513]

1. A meter is equivalent to 3.28 feet and that is unreal.

Climate change continues to reveal itself more and more every day. A record 90 degrees in Alaska, 3 feet of rainfall in one day in Japan, and there are many other examples, and the Fool in Chief will continue to walk around with blinders on spouting how it's all fake news. We need to take the WH yes, but we also need to somehow take or tie the Senate this time or we can kiss any real lasting legislation with teeth in it goodbye for at least two more years. Time isn't exactly on our side and the birth pangs are getting closer and closer.