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The Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel ( Japanese: 首都圏外郭放水路, Hepburn: shutoken gaikaku hōsuiro), popularly known as G-Cans, is an underground water infrastructure project in Kasukabe, Saitama, Japan. It is the world's largest underground flood water diversion facility, built to mitigate overflowing of the ...
These flood zones will often note the base flood elevation (BFE). That measurement is the water level in a flood that has a 1% chance of occurring each year. In our example, the BFE is 8 feet high.
In late June through mid-July 2018, successive heavy downpours in southwestern Japan resulted in widespread, devastating floods and mudflows. The event is officially referred to as Heisei san-jū-nen shichi-gatsu gōu (平成30年7月豪雨, "Heavy rain of July, Heisei 30") by the Japan Meteorological Agency. [ 1] As of 20 July, 225 people were ...
Property damage. Around 82 billion yuan ( US$ 12.7 billion) [5] China's Henan Province experienced flooding between 17 and 31 July 2021 as a result of heavy rainfall. On July 20, Zhengzhou, the provincial capital, recorded 201.9 millimetres (7.95 in) of rainfall within an hour, the highest ever figure recorded since measurements began in 1951.
August 16, 2024 at 1:56 AM. People in parts of Japan are being told to evacuate, with some homes losing power on Friday as Typhoon Ampil approaches the coast near the capital. The storm, located ...
Torrential rain pounded southwestern Japan, triggering floods and mudslides and leaving two people dead and at least six others missing, officials said Monday. Rain falling in the regions of ...
The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . 0–9. 1938 Hanshin flood. 1953 Northern Kyushu flood. 1953 Wakayama flood. 1957 Kyushu flood. 1982 Nagasaki flood. 1993 Kagoshima flood.
Powerful Typhoon Nanmadol is on a path that will put the entire country of Japan at risk for life-threatening impacts, including widespread flooding, damaging winds and coastal inundation early ...