Authorities in Shizuoka Prefecture in central Japan have ordered the evacuation of about 20.6 thousand residents of the city of Shimoda on the Pacific coast due to the threat of landslides due to heavy rains. This was reported on Thursday by NHK.
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In addition, almost 8,000 residents of the nearby town of Minami Izu were instructed to evacuate. Landslides are also expected in this area due to heavy rainfall.
Heavy rains in Shizuoka are expected to continue at least until the end of this week.
In Japan, the rainy season has been going on since June, and the precipitation front is gradually moving from the south to the north of the country. So, on June 15 the order to evacuate because of showers were received by about 15 thousand inhabitants of the southern prefecture of Okinawa.
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Source: Ukrgate
