Weekly News Digest
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Torrential rain has caused deadly landslides and flooding in Kyushu. Photos reveal the extent of the destruction and devastation as search operations continue.
On July 10, heavy rainfall continued to pound Northern Kyushu due to an active rain front, leading to landslides and river flooding in various regions. In Fukuoka and Saga prefectures, landslides and floods claimed the lives of three people as vehicles became submerged in the muddy water. One person went into cardiac arrest. As of July 10, search operations continue for nine individuals whose whereabouts cannot be confirmed.
According to Kurume City in Fukuoka Prefecture, a hillside in Tanushimarumachi, Kurume City collapsed at around 9:30 am on July 10. It caused mud and debris to flow into at least seven nearby homes. While 14 people were rescued, 6 remain unaccounted for.
In Hirokawa in Fukuoka Prefecture, two people are believed to have died after being swept away in their vehicles. In Soeda, also in Fukuoka Prefecture, the heavy rain caused an influx of mud and debris into a residential area. A man and a woman were found, and the woman's death has been confirmed.
In Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture, two houses were engulfed in mud and debris. Contact was lost with three residents in their 50s to 70s. One woman was found in a state of cardiac arrest.
活発化した梅雨前線の影響で１０日、九州北部を中心に非常に激しい雨が降り続き、各地で土砂崩れや河川の氾濫が発生した。福岡、佐賀両県では土砂崩れや車の水没などで３人が死亡し、１人が心肺停止となった。他に９人の安否不明者の情報があり、捜索が続いた。
福岡県久留米市によると、１０日午前９時半ごろ、同市田主丸町で裏山が崩れ、付近の住宅の少なくとも７軒に土砂が流入。１４人が救助されたが、６人の安否が分かっていない。 久留米市と同県広川町で、車に乗っていて流されたとみられる計２人が死亡した。同県添田町の住宅に土砂が流入し、男女が発見されたが、女性の死亡が確認された。
佐賀県唐津市では住宅２棟に土砂が流入し、５０～７０代の男女計３人と連絡がつかなくなったが、女性１人が心肺停止状態で見つかった。