In Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, a slope about 50 meters wide and 100 meters high collapsed from a mountain at about 4 a.m. local time, a Japanese news agency said, citing police and firefighters, destroying nearby homes and an apartment building. There is news of mud entering. , Xinhua news agency reported.
The report said that local authorities are searching for three people after the landslide.
The city has issued a level-five evacuation warning, the highest, in the disaster-hit Shimizu district, requiring people to immediately move to a stronger building, upper floor of a house or another safe place to protect their lives. will be. ,
As of 8 a.m. local time on Friday, the city of Matsuyama had recorded 213 mm of rainfall since Wednesday, which is equivalent to the monthly average rainfall for July.
The landslide occurred as the country's weather agency warned of heavy rain mainly in western Japan, urging people to be on high alert for landslides and flooding in low-lying areas.
The Japan Meteorological Agency said rainy weather will persist across the Pacific from western to eastern Japan through Saturday, with atmospheric conditions likely to be very unstable.
The report said that local authorities are searching for three people after the landslide.
The city has issued a level-five evacuation warning, the highest, in the disaster-hit Shimizu district, requiring people to immediately move to a stronger building, upper floor of a house or another safe place to protect their lives. will be. ,
As of 8 a.m. local time on Friday, the city of Matsuyama had recorded 213 mm of rainfall since Wednesday, which is equivalent to the monthly average rainfall for July.
The landslide occurred as the country's weather agency warned of heavy rain mainly in western Japan, urging people to be on high alert for landslides and flooding in low-lying areas.
The Japan Meteorological Agency said rainy weather will persist across the Pacific from western to eastern Japan through Saturday, with atmospheric conditions likely to be very unstable.
