Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Climate-Floods-Documentation-Japan-27MZIFNR8NF.htmlConceptually similarClimate Floods Documentation JapanGP01DJPCompleted★★★★Climate Floods Documentation JapanGP01EKBCompleted★★★★Climate Floods Documentation JapanGP0ID8Completed★★★★Climate Floods Documentation JapanGP010KYCompleted★★★★Climate Floods Documentation JapanGP0EAYCompleted★★★★Climate Floods Documentation JapanGP0T9ECompleted★★★★Climate Floods Documentation JapanGP0JFXCompleted★★★★Climate Floods Documentation JapanGP0LW3Completed★★★★Climate Floods Documentation JapanGP0CRTCompleted★★★★View AllGP0LW4Climate Floods Documentation JapanA house moved off of its foundations by flood waters, in the Magari-Buchi area, in Sanjo city, Niigata prefecture, Japan. After one week, torrential rains forced breaks in the banks of the swollen Igarashi River, flooding homes, businesses and agricultural fields. The floods in western Japan have so far caused the deaths of 18 people, more than 20,000 houses flooded in Niigata prefecture, 13,000 households ordered to evacuate. In one week more than 49 centimetres of rain had fallen in Niigata prefecture - nearly one-fifth of the annual average.Locations:Asia-Japan-NiigataDate:20 Jul, 2004Credit:© Greenpeace / Jeremy Sutton-HibbertMaximum size:2048px X 3072pxKeywords:Climate (campaign title)-Climate change impacts-Day-Destruction-Floods-Houses-KWCI (GPI)-OutdoorsShoot:Climate Floods Documentation JapanClimate floods documentation Japan.
