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| Type of Event: | Flood |
| Location of Event: | Japan |
| Date of Charter Activation: | 2018-07-07 |
| Time of Charter Activation: | 07:06 |
| Time zone of Charter Activation: | UTC+03:00 |
| Charter Requestor: | Cabinet office Goverment of Japan on behalf of Cabinet office Goverment of Japan |
| Activation ID: | 577 |
| Project Management: | JAXA |
Record-breaking torrential rainfall struck the western and central parts on Japan on Thursday, 05 July 2018. The rainfall continued for several days and caused floods and landslides.
More than 100 people have died and 50 remain missing. Two million people were ordered to evacuate the area, across 23 prefectures. Thousands of houses have been damaged and the floods and landslides have left many roads flooded, restricting access to some affected areas. Due to the swiftly rising flood waters, some residents were left stranded in their homes and awaiting rescue.
Search and rescue operations began on 09 July.
Related News and Resources
This video shows the weather which brought torrential rainfall to western parts of Japan on 05 July 2018. The animation is created with images taken every 10 minutes from 01 to 08 of July by Himawari-8.
- BBC reports on Flooding in Japan
- Severe Rainfall and Flooding in Japan
- New satellite images show Japanese homes washed away in floods
- Satellite imagery highlights horror of Japan flooding
- Deadly Mudslides in Japan
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Flood and landslide in Japan
Source: Pleiades
Acquired: 10/07/2018
Copyright: Pleiades © CNES (2017) - Distribution: Airbus Defence and Space, all rights reserved
Map produced by CNES
Map produced by CNES
Landslide in Hiroshima, Japan
Source: Pleiades
Acquired: 09/07/2018
Copyright: Pleiades © CNES (2018) - Distribution: Airbus Defence and Space, all rights reserved
Map produced by Hiroshima Institute of Technology
Map produced by Hiroshima Institute of Technology
Landslide in Hiroshima, Japan
Source: Pleiades
Acquired: 09/07/2018
Copyright: Pleiades © CNES (2018) - Distribution: Airbus Defence and Space, all rights reserved
Map produced by Hiroshima Institute of Technology
Map produced by Hiroshima Institute of Technology
Landslide in Hiroshima, Japan
Source: Pleiades
Acquired: 09/07/2018
Copyright: Pleiades © CNES (2018) - Distribution: Airbus Defence and Space, all rights reserved
Map produced by Hiroshima Institute of Technology
Map produced by Hiroshima Institute of Technology
Landslide in Hiroshima, Japan
Source: Pleiades
Acquired: 09/07/2018
Copyright: Pleiades © CNES (2018) - Distribution: Airbus Defence and Space, all rights reserved
Map produced by Hiroshima Institute of Technology
Map produced by Hiroshima Institute of Technology
Landslide in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Source: TanDEM-X
Acquired: Pre-disaster: 10/07/2018
Post-disaster: 12/07/2018
Post-disaster: 12/07/2018
Copyright: TanDEM-X © DLR e. V. 2017, Distribution: Airbus DS Geo GmbH
Map produced by GIC-AIT
Map produced by GIC-AIT
Landslide in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Source: TanDEM-X
Acquired: Pre-disaster: 10/07/2018
Post-disaster: 12/07/2018
Post-disaster: 12/07/2018
Copyright: TanDEM-X © DLR e. V. 2017, Distribution: Airbus DS Geo GmbH
Map produced by GIC-AIT
Map produced by GIC-AIT
Flood and landslide affected areas in Hiroshima, Japan
Source: Pleiades
Acquired: 09/07/2018
Copyright: Pleiades © CNES (2018) - Distribution: Airbus Defence and Space, all rights reserved
Map produced by Yamaguchi University
Map produced by Yamaguchi University
Flood and landslide affected areas in Hiroshima, Japan
Source: Pleiades
Acquired: 09/07/2018
Copyright: Pleiades © CNES (2018) - Distribution: Airbus Defence and Space, all rights reserved
Map produced by Yamaguchi University
Map produced by Yamaguchi University
Flood and landslide affected areas in Hiroshima, Japan
Source: Pleiades
Acquired: 09/07/2018
Copyright: Pleiades © CNES (2018) - Distribution: Airbus Defence and Space, all rights reserved
Map produced by Yamaguchi University
Map produced by Yamaguchi University
Flood and landslide affected areas in Hiroshima, Japan
Source: Pleiades
Acquired: 09/07/2018
Copyright: Pleiades © CNES (2018) - Distribution: Airbus Defence and Space, all rights reserved
Map produced by Yamaguchi University
Map produced by Yamaguchi University
Flood and landslide affected areas in Hiroshima, Japan
Source: Pleiades
Acquired: 09/07/2018
Copyright: Pleiades © CNES (2018) - Distribution: Airbus Defence and Space, all rights reserved
Map produced by Yamaguchi University
Map produced by Yamaguchi University
Flood and landslide affected areas in Hiroshima, Japan
Source: Pleiades
Acquired: 09/07/2018
Copyright: Pleiades © CNES (2018) - Distribution: Airbus Defence and Space, all rights reserved
Map produced by Yamaguchi University
Map produced by Yamaguchi University
Landslide in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Source: TanDEM-X
Acquired: Pre-disaster: 10/07/2018
Post-disaster: 12/07/2018
Post-disaster: 12/07/2018
Copyright: TanDEM-X © DLR e. V. 2017, Distribution: Airbus DS Geo GmbH
Map produced by GIC-AIT
Map produced by GIC-AIT
Flood affected areas in Takahashi, Okayama, Japan
Source: Pleiades
Acquired: 09/07/2018
Copyright: Pleiades © CNES (2018) - Distribution: Airbus Defence and Space, all rights reserved
Map produced by Yamaguchi University
Map produced by Yamaguchi University
Flood detection in Mabi, Kurashiki, Japan
Source: ALOS-2 / Pleiades
Acquired: ALOS-2: 14/04/2018 & 07/07/2018
Pleiades: 09/07/2018
Pleiades: 09/07/2018
Copyright: ALOS-2: © JAXA (2018)
Pleiades: Pleiades © CNES (2018) - Distribution: Airbus Defence and Space, all rights reserved
Map produced by Yamaguchi University
Pleiades: Pleiades © CNES (2018) - Distribution: Airbus Defence and Space, all rights reserved
Map produced by Yamaguchi University
Flooding impact map of the Kure area, Japan
Source: Pleiades
Acquired: 12/07/2018
Copyright: Pleiades © CNES (2018) - Distribution: Airbus Defence and Space, all rights reserved
Map produced by SERTIT
Map produced by SERTIT
Flooding impact map of the Kure area, Japan
Source: Pleiades
Acquired: 09/07/2018
Copyright: Pleiades © CNES (2018) - Distribution: Airbus Defence and Space, all rights reserved
Map produced by SERTIT
Map produced by SERTIT
Flooding impact map of the Kure area, Japan
Source: Pleiades
Acquired: 09/07/2018
Copyright: Pleiades © CNES (2018) - Distribution: Airbus Defence and Space, all rights reserved
Map produced by SERTIT
Map produced by SERTIT
Flooding impact map of the Kure area, Japan
Source: Pleiades
Acquired: 10/07/2018
Copyright: Pleiades © CNES (2018) - Distribution: Airbus Defence and Space, all rights reserved
Map produced by SERTIT
Map produced by SERTIT
Landslide in Hiroshima, Japan
Source: Pleiades
Acquired: 09/07/2018
Copyright: Pleiades © CNES (2018) - Distribution: Airbus Defence and Space, all rights reserved
Map produced by Hiroshima Institute of Technology, Yuzo Suga Lab.
Map produced by Hiroshima Institute of Technology, Yuzo Suga Lab.
Flood extent in Kurashiki city, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Source: Pleiades
Acquired: 09/07/2018
Copyright: Pleiades © CNES (2018) - Distribution: Airbus Defence and Space, all rights reserved
Map produced by GIC-AIT
Map produced by GIC-AIT
Flood extent in Okayama prefecture, Japan
Source: ALOS-2
Acquired: Pre-disaster: 14/04/2018
Post-disaster: 07/07/2018
Post-disaster: 07/07/2018
Copyright: © JAXA (2018)
Map produced by GIC-AIT
Map produced by GIC-AIT
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