Japan orders evacuations as heavy rains trigger floods in quake-hit area

This handout image taken from a CCTV camera from the Ishikawa Prefectural River Information System and received via Jiji Press on September 21, 2024 shows the Kawarada River near its crest due to heavy rains in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture. Japanese authorities told tens of thousands of people to evacuate the quake-hit region of Ishikawa on September 21 as heavy rain caused flooding, with one person unaccounted for, officials said. [AFP]

Japanese authorities told tens of thousands of people to evacuate the quake-hit region of Ishikawa on Saturday as "unprecedented" rains triggered floods and landslides.

A dozen rivers in the region, on the west coast of central Japan, had burst their banks by 11:00 am (0200 GMT), land ministry official Masaru Kojima said.