A street is flooded due to heavy rain in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, on July 7, 2021. (Kyodo)

       TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The national weather agency issued a flood and landslide warning Wednesday for the Sea of Japan coast, with heavy rains expected from eastern to western Japan during the day and Thursday.

       The Japan Meteorological Agency issued storm warnings for parts of Shimane and neighboring Tottori prefectures. In Matsue, the prefectural capital of Shimane, the Iu River reached the flood risk level.

       The two prefectures ordered about 310,000 and 19,000 residents to evacuate, respectively.

       There were reports of damage caused by landslides and flooding at multiple locations in Matsue and Izumo, also in Shimane Prefecture, according to the municipal governments.

       The agency said 75 millimeters of rainfall was recorded in Izumo in one hour on Wednesday.

       The city government of Matsue put off coronavirus vaccinations for some 200 elderly people scheduled for the day due to the rain.

       In central Japan's Shizuoka Prefecture, on the Pacific coast of the country, record rains have loosened the earth in some locations and increased the risk of disasters similar to a large mudslide that occurred there late last week, it said.

       The death toll from the mudslide in the Shizuoka city of Atami rose to seven on Tuesday, with 27 still unaccounted for.

       Font Size S M L Print Timeline 0