From 25 July to 28 July 1957 torrential rain brought floods and landslides to the northwest part of the Japanese island of Kyushu. The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Forestry (at that time) established in Saigo, Mizuho Village , Minamitakagi District (currently Unzen City ) recorded an astonishing 1.109 meters of rain in just one 24-hour period, the highest ever recorded in Japan.[1]
From 25 July to 28 July 1957 torrential rain brought floods and landslides to the northwest part of the Japanese island of Kyushu. The Ministry of Agriculture...
The 1953 North Kyushuflood was a flood which hit Northern Kyushu, Japan (Fukuoka Prefecture, Saga Prefecture, Kumamoto Prefecture and Ōita Prefecture)...
This is a list consisting of the deadliest floods worldwide with a minimum of 60 deaths Only floods having caused 10 fatalities or more in 21st-century...
Prefecture (長崎県, Nagasaki-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Nagasaki Prefecture has a population of 1,314,078 (1 June 2020) and has...
Page 1, column 7. Retrieved May 13, 2023. "Flood Threatens Po Delta". The New York Times. November 13, 1957. p. 26. Retrieved May 16, 2023. Macneil, Jessica...
1953 North KyushuFlood Heavy Rain, Landslide and Flood 20 Jun 1953 Kyushu Island, mainly, Kumamoto and Kitakyushu Outburst and flooding of the dikes...
consists of 14,125 islands. The four main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. The other 14,120 islands are classified as "remote islands"...
acres) of land. Fukuoka Airport is the principal airport on the island of Kyushu and is the fourth busiest passenger airport in Japan, serving 25 million...
The 1957 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1957, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific...
result of the same. December 15, 1914: The Mitsubishi Hōjō mine disaster, Kyushu, Japan. A gas explosion at the Hōjō (Hojyo) coal mine killed 687. It was...
massive torrential rain and flood swept hit around Isahaya, Kyushu Island. 992 persons lost their lives in mudslides and flooding. October 27 – According...
original on 30 December 2015. Pettendy, Marton (17 October 2011). "Thai floods halt Aussie ute supplies". GoAuto. Archived from the original on 4 March...
In 1989, he graduated from the Faculty of Engineering at the prestigious Kyushu University with a degree in architecture. After graduation, he worked in...
disruption of the supplier base and a drop in production and exports. Severe flooding during the 2011 monsoon season in Thailand affected Japanese automakers...
inactivated, on 1 October 1957. The 43d Air Division assumed responsibility for the air defense of Southwestern Japan (Kyūshū, in March 1952. The 43d also...
number of fatalities associated with various explosions, structural fires, flood disasters, coal mine disasters, and other notable accidents caused by negligence...
gravity dam located in Miyazaki Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control and power production. The catchment area of the dam is 70.5 km2...
the largest of the Ryukyu Islands, was located 340 miles (550 km) from Kyushu. The capture of Okinawa would provide airbases to intensify aerial bombardment...
1945, attacked railways, airfields, and enemy installations in Korea and Kyushu, Japan from Okinawa. After V-J Day, flew reconnaissance missions over Japan...
1934–1957 Kanmon Roadway Tunnel Kanmon Straits, Japan The second of three tunnels under the Kanmon Straits, connecting the islands of Honshu and Kyushu. It...
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