About 200,000 people receive ‘evacuation orders’ due to heavy rains in Japan

Japanese authorities issued a level four alert for the entire city of Matsue around 8:40 a.m. (local time) and, from then on, residents of areas considered “dangerous” began to be relocated to hostels. From the Japanese Meteorological Agency, they argue that the rains in the region could continue until the end of this week, Report informs, citing The Storiest.

At least 196,748 people from the Japanese city of Matsue (in the west) received this Saturday “emergency evacuation orders” due to the risk of flooding and landslides following the heavy rains that hit the area.

Local authorities said around 8:40 a.m. (local time) alert level four was activated for the whole city, and, from then on, residents of areas considered “dangerous” began to be relocated to evacuation centers.

Likewise, Matsue City’s Risk Management and Disaster Prevention Division informed all citizens that, from 10:00 a.m. (local time), “there are several road closures due to flooding” and pointed out that there may be other flooded roads where traffic is not cut off.

The Japan Meteorological Agency maintains that the rains in the region could continue until the end of this week, which is why local authorities have asked the public to “pay attention to the latest advisories and weather information announced by the Meteorological Observatory” and to “be aware of your surroundings.