Overall Green alert Flood
in Japan

Event summary

This flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1101985
Death: 0
Displaced: 1411
Countries: Japan
From - To 07 May - 09 May

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Japan, Early May 2023Heavy rainfall impacted Japan from 07 May 2023. Public broadcaster NHK reported 10 buildings were damaged by floods in Itami City, Hyogo Prefecture after an embankment on the Tenjin River broke. Evacuation orders were issued to a total of 73 households due to the risk of landslides. Evacuation orders were also issued for 71 people in Okaya City, Nagano Prefecture, and 1,267 people in Sakashita and Yamaguchi districts of Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, where the Kiso River exceeded the flooding danger level.Mon 8 May 2023FloodList provided by Copernicus GloFAS
Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Japan is a time-tested friend of Bangladesh, says PM 4/28/2023 2:04:00 PM.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has described Japan as a time-tested friend of Bangladesh, saying the country has very close to her heart being few countries who early recognised Bangladesh within two months of achieving its independence. "Jap
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Japan is a time-tested friend of Bangladesh: Hasina 4/28/2023 7:33:00 AM.

The PM said that Japan was among those few countries that gave early recognition to Bangladesh on Feb. 10, 1972, less than two months after it achieved independence. Even during our liberation war in 1971, she writes that Japan provided muc
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Japan is a time-tested friend of Bangladesh: PM 4/28/2023 6:26:00 AM.

"I express my gratitude to The Majesties Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako and my thanks to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for the invitation. I also pay homage to former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was a great friend of Bangladesh," she
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Japan is a time-tested friend of Bangladesh: PM 4/28/2023 5:14:00 AM.

TOKYO, April 28, 2023 (BSS) - Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has described Japan as a time-tested friend of Bangladesh, saying the country has very close to her heart being few countries who early recognised Bangladesh within two months of ac
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), (2), NASA (4), WMO (1), INFORM (2),