Japan weather agency warns of rain-caused disasters

Japan’s weather agency warned on Wednesday that the risk of life-threatening landslides and flooding was rapidly rising in the Kyushu region as extremely heavy rainfall battered southwestern Japan.
Local residents have been urged to stay vigilant and take immediate steps to ensure their safety.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), an extremely heavy downpour exceeding 50 mm per hour was observed in Nagasaki Prefecture in the early hours of Wednesday. In the hour through 8:30 a.m. local time, Satsumasendai City in Kagoshima Prefecture recorded 70.5 mm of rain, while parts of Kumamoto Prefecture saw 40 mm.
JMA issued a linear rainband alert for the Satsuma area of Kagoshima Prefecture, citing sustained heavy rainfall and warning of a rapidly rising risk of life-threatening landslides and flooding.