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18 Jul 2004

Japan
Death toll reaches 18 in floods and landslides in Japan

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TOKYO, July 18 (AFP) - The death toll from floods and landslides triggered by torrential rains over coastal areas in northern Japan since early last week rose to 18 Sunday with five people missing, officials said.

The body of a 42-year-old woman, who went missing last Tuesday, was recovered from an irrigation canal in Sanjo, some 240 kilometers (150 miles) north of Tokyo, near the Sea of Japan (East Sea), police said.

In Fukui, some 300 kilometers northwest of Tokyo, a 66-year-old man was crushed to death in a landslide and two

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15 Jul 2004

Japan
Japan: Floods and Mudslides Information Bulletin No. 1/2004

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— IFRC

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in over 181 countries.
In Brief

This Information Bulletin (no. 01/2004) is being issued for information only. The Federation is not seeking funding or other assistance from donors for this operation at this time.

The Situation

Nearly 20,000 residents of Niigata prefecture in north-western Japan have been evacuated to 100 evacuation centres due

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15 Jul 2004

Bangladesh + 3 others
Monsoon rains battering Asia cause devastating floods and landslides

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— Deutsche Presse Agentur

New Delhi (dpa) - Heavy monsoon rains continued to batter Asia on Thursday, causing devastating floods and landslides in much of the south and eastern parts of the region, and threatening the spread of disease.
The death toll from floods in India's northeast touched 119 Thursday, with the deaths of six people in landslides triggered by heavy rains in Assam state, news reports said.

At least 50 people have died in the state of Assam, 64 in Bihar and 5 in Arunachal Pradesh, while millions of villagers in the three states are marooned without food and water, according to the

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15 Jul 2004

Japan
Death toll rises to 10 from floods, landslides in northern Japan

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— Agence France-Presse

TOKYO, July 15 (AFP) - The death toll from flooding and landslides caused by torrential rain in northern Japan reached 10 on Thursday, with two people missing, as a major rescue operation continued, officials said.

"As over the last two or three days, we are trying to rescue people in areas flooded with water with boats and helicopters," said Fire and Disaster Management Agency official Hideyuki Shigematsu.

Niigata prefectural police said they had found the drowned body of a 72-year-old man near the entrance of his

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15 Jul 2004

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Death toll rises to 12 from floods, landslides in northern Japan

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— Agence France-Presse

TOKYO, July 15 (AFP) - The death toll from flooding and landslides caused by torrential rain in northern Japan reached 12 on Thursday, with three people missing, as a major rescue operation continued, officials said.

"As over the last two or three days, we are trying to rescue people in areas flooded with water with boats and helicopters," said Fire and Disaster Management Agency official Hideyuki Shigematsu.

Niigata prefectural police said they had found the body of a 72 year-old man who had apparently drowned near

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Death toll rises to 10 from floods, landslides in northern Japan

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Death toll rises to 12 from floods, landslides in northern Japan