2018 Japan floods

2018 Japan floods
平成 30 年７月豪雨 (Heavy rain in July Heisei 30)

Radar animation of the event from 3–8 July nationwide; the animation starts with Typhoon Prapiroon affecting western areas of the country followed by successive rounds of heavy rain along the Meiyu front
Date	28 June 2018 (2018-06-28) – 9 July 2018 (2018-07-09)
Location	Japan, primarily Shikoku and western Honshu
Deaths	225 fatalities, 13 missing
Property damage	¥1.09 trillion (US$9.86 billion)

In late June through mid-July 2018, successive heavy downpours in southwestern Japan resulted in widespread, devastating floods and mudflows. The event is officially referred to as Heisei san-jū-nen shichi-gatsu gōu (平成30年7月豪雨, "Heavy rain of July, Heisei 30") by the Japan Meteorological Agency.^[1] As of 20 July, 225 people were confirmed dead across 15 prefectures with a further 13 people reported missing.^[2] More than 8 million people were advised or urged to evacuate across 23 prefectures.^[3] It is the deadliest freshwater flood-related disaster in the country since the 1982 Nagasaki flood when 299 people died.^[4]

Approximately 54,000 members of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, police and firefighters searched for the people trapped or injured in landslides and flooding triggered by the heavy rain, while the Japanese government set up a liaison unit at the crisis management center of the prime minister's office to gather information.^[5]