![]() Changing of rain-fall distribution in Kumamoto Prefecture
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Date | 4 July 2020 | – 31 July 2020
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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]