Overview
- The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a Level 5 special heavy rain warning on Thursday, Aug. 27, for municipalities including Himi, Hakui, Shika, Hodatsushimizu and Nakanoto.
- Local officials urged roughly 180,000 residents in the two prefectures to evacuate or take immediate safety steps because rivers and drainage systems face imminent overflow.
- Forecasts call for as much as 180 millimeters of rain in the Hokuriku coast and up to 150 millimeters in parts of Kanto‑Koshin and Tokai, creating a high risk of sudden floods and slope failures.
- Heavy rain has already flooded homes and roads, stranded people and vehicles, prompted rubber‑boat rescues in Himi, and caused power outages affecting more than 1,000 households.
- Authorities issued a Level 4 landslide warning for Itoigawa in Niigata and warned that the recent deadly August floods in Chiba have strained emergency resources and increased urgency for evacuations.