As much as 30,000 folks in two cities in central Japan have been ordered to evacuate after climate forecasters warned of main flooding attributable to heavy rain.
About 18,000 folks within the metropolis of Wajima and one other 12,000 in Suzu have been advised to hunt shelter in Ishikawa prefecture, Honshu island.
The Kyodo Information web site has revealed an image exhibiting a whole avenue flooded in Wajima.
The Japan Meteorological Company (Jma) has issued a heavy rain emergency – the very best alert stage – for components of the prefecture.
Japan’s public broadcaster NHK quoted authorities officers as saying 12 rivers within the prefecture had breached their banks.
The area continues to be recovering after a lethal magnitude 7.5 earthquake on New Yr’s Day.
