Nearly 40,000 people in Japan told to evacuate due to risk of landslides

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  • 18 August, 2023
  • 06:59
Nearly 40,000 people in Japan told to evacuate due to risk of landslides

Some 38,200 people have been advised to evacuate due to the risk of landslides in Miyazaki prefecture in southwestern Japan, Report informs via Japanese media.

The prefecture has declared a fourth of five possible alert levels, meaning it is necessary to evacuate to a safe place, while movement on the road is still possible.