In Japan, 13,000 people were advised to evacuate due to the threat of flooding
Authorities in Wakayama Prefecture in the central part of the coast of the main island of Japan Honshu recommended the evacuation of about 13,000 local residents amid the threat of a military emergency.
Authorities in Wakayama Prefecture in the central part of the coast of the main island of Japan Honshu recommended the evacuation of about 13,000 local residents amid the threat of heavy rain. It's from sb.by.
According to TASS, citing public television, the order primarily concerns the elderly. Heavy rains, according to authorities, can provoke floods and landslides. The city of Wakayama, the administrative center of the prefecture of the same name, is already flooding, cars are moving along the streets on wheels in the water.
The downpours are caused by the influence of a powerful typhoon "Champi", which at a speed of 20 km / h moves to Japan from the zone of the Chinese coast.
