As much as 30,000 folks in two cities in central Japan have been ordered to evacuate after climate forecasters warned of main flooding attributable to heavy rain.
About 18,000 folks within the metropolis of Wajima and one other 12,000 in Suzu have been instructed to hunt shelter in Ishikawa prefecture, Honshu island.
The Kyodo Information web site has printed an image exhibiting a complete road flooded in Wajima.
The Japan Meteorological Company (Jma) has issued a heavy rain emergency – the very best alert stage – for components of the prefecture.