Miyazaki Prefecture experienced heavy rainfall, mainly in the southern part of the prefecture, from September 18th to the early morning of the 19th, with three warnings issued just before the arrival of a linear rainband. In Nichinan City, an elderly woman was found dead on the morning of the 19th, having been caught in a landslide. According to the fire department and Nichinan City officials, at around 7:30 a.m. on the 19th, a 119 emergency cal…
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According to Miyazaki Prefecture, one of the two people rescued after being caught in the landslide is a woman in her 90s who is in cardiopulmonary arrest. The extent of the injuries to the other woman, in her 50s, is currently being assessed.
Miyazaki Prefecture experienced heavy rainfall, mainly in the southern part of the prefecture, from September 18th to the early morning of the 19th, with three warnings issued just before the arrival of a linear rainband. In Nichinan City, an elderly woman was found dead on the morning of the 19th, having been caught in a landslide. According to the fire department and Nichinan City officials, at around 7:30 a.m. on the 19th, a 119 emergency cal…