240 000 people were ordered to evacuate in Northern Kyushu .
Today's news paper said that yesterday , on the 14th of July ,the Yabe River , Yanagawa city in Fukuoka Prefecture burst its banks because of the heavy rains thus,flooding the whole town of Yamato -Cho. (the photo below) . At around 9am yesterday ,the downpour was measured to 91.5mm/hour at this area .One local man saw the tall trees floating with the roar !!Other areas had 450 mm of rains in the 24 hours..The Meteorological Agency announced that it had rained over 800 mm in these 3 days which is rainfall for a whole year in the areas and 22 people were lost...
In the city of Kumamoto Prefecture , the hotel staff were sweeping out the mud at the banquet hall.
As for today, it is clear but the temperature is rising up till 34.1degrees in Oita Prefecture recording as the hottest day! How harsh!!
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