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2020 Kyushu floods
 Changing of rain-fall distribution in Kumamoto Prefecture
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| Date | 4 July 2020 – 31 July 2020 |
|---|---|
| Location | Kumamoto and Kagoshima prefectures in the southern Japanese island of Kyushu |
| Deaths | 77 confirmed |
| Property damage | 15,335 houses destroyed, damaged or flooded; 11 bridges destroyed |
The 2020 Kyushu floods were a series of floods in July 2020 brought on when record-breaking heavy rain hit the prefectures of Kumamoto and Kagoshima, on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu, on 4 July 2020 in the middle of the East Asian rainy season. The event is officially referred to as Reiwa ni-nen shichi-gatsu gōu (令和２年７月豪雨, "Heavy rain of July, Reiwa 2") by the Japan Meteorological Agency.[1] As a result of flooding and landslides, 77 people were confirmed dead (includes 1 death due to cardiopulmonary arrest) and approximately seven are missing.[2] Fourteen of the victims were residents of an old age home in Kuma, Kumamoto that was flooded. Approximately 15,335 buildings were destroyed, damaged or flooded.[3]
- ^ "令和２年７月３日からの豪雨の名称について" [About the name of the heavy rain] (Press release) (in Japanese). 9 July 2020.
- ^ 豪雨被害 熊本県中心に77人死亡 7人行方不明 https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20200716/k10012518671000.html Archived 16 July 2020 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "令和2年7月豪雨による被害及び消防機関等の対応状況" (PDF). FDMA. 16 July 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
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