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Japanese authorities person told tens of thousands of radical to evacuate the quake-hit portion of Ishikawa connected Saturday
Tens of thousands of radical successful 4 cities successful cardinal Japan person been ordered to evacuate aft upwind forecasters warned of large flooding caused by dense rain.
About 18,000 radical successful the metropolis of Wajima and different 12,000 successful Suzu person been told to question structure successful Ishikawa prefecture, Honshu island.
Another 16,000 residents successful the Niigata and Yamagata prefectures northbound of Ishikawa were besides told to evacuate, the AFP quality bureau said.
The Japan Meteorological Agency (Jma) has issued a dense rainfall exigency - the highest alert level - for parts of the region.
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Footage from Japanese nationalist broadcaster NHK shows a thoroughfare successful Wajima submerged nether water
Japan's nationalist broadcaster NHK quoted authorities officials arsenic saying 12 rivers had breached their banks.
NHK has besides aired footage showing an full thoroughfare successful Wajima submerged nether water.
Three rivers successful Ishikawa person overflowed into adjacent communities, a section authoritative told AFP quality agency.
At slightest 1 location was deed by a landslide, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said, without giving further details.
Wajima and Suzu, successful cardinal Japan's Noto peninsula, were among the areas hardest deed by a immense New Year's Day earthquake that killed astatine slightest 236 people.
The portion is inactive recovering aft a deadly magnitude 7.5 earthquake connected New Year's Day.
More than 161 radical were killed by the almighty quake which toppled buildings, ripped up roads and sparked a large fire.
Japan has seen unprecedented rainfall successful parts of the state successful caller years, with floods and landslides sometimes causing casualties.
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