Terrible floods have swept over Japan: Authorities evacuate half a million people

Overview of weather and natural events around the World. What is happening in this world: natural disasters on the planet of Earth. The latest news about weather events and disasters. Become a channel sponsor and you will get access to exclusive bonuses. More: About 500,000 residents of southwestern Japan received a notice to evacuate. The critical situation arose due to flooding of rivers and landslides caused by ongoing downpours. The city of Takachiho in Miyazaki Prefecture has been advised to evacuate completely due to the rising risk of natural disasters. In various parts of Kyushu, evacuation notices have been issued, as well as rising water levels in rivers and flooding of residential areas and roads. In the city of Kurume (southwestern Fukuoka Prefecture), at least 85,000 people were ordered to evacuate. The threat level due to possible floods and landslides there has been raised to the fourth level out of five possible. But the most difficult situation is in the southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto, where flooding has destroyed several bridges. Every summer in the southwestern part of Japan there are powerful downpours. This leads to flooding of rivers, flooding of vast territories, landslides and human casualties. The channel presents such weather events and natural disasters as: 1. Water: rain, hail, snowfall, flood, mudflow, tsunami, high tide, heavy rainfall, snow, huge waves, river flooding, dam overflow, ice flood, snowfall. 2. Fire: fire, forest fire, volcanic lava, lightning. 3. Earth: earthquake, landslide, rockfall, sinkhole. 4. Air: tornado, hurricane, wind, cyclone, storm, typhoon, sandstorm, tropical storm. 5. Space: lunar eclipse, solar eclipse, planetary parade, asteroid, comet, planet, satellite, meteorite, UFO, fireball in the sky, space debris, full moon, ISS, space exploration, Space X, NASA. 6. Nature: animals, insects, plants, climatic zones, natural events and phenomena. Subscribe to the channel “When the Earth is Angry“: ATTENTION: All videos are taken from public sources. The selection is carried out by date of publication, title, description and place of the event. Sometimes, due to unfair posting of news on social networks, the video may contain frames that do not correspond to the date and place. It is not always possible to check all videos. We apologize for possible mistakes! #Flood #Japan #Flooding #NaturalDisaster #SevereWeather #SevereFlooding #HeavyRain #FlashFloods