Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Devastation-Caused-by-Heavy-Rain-in-West-Japan-27MZIFJWWC1VB.htmlConceptually similarDevastation Caused by Heavy Rain in West JapanGP0STSICUCompleted★★★★Devastation Caused by Heavy Rain in West JapanGP0STSICWCompleted★★★★Devastation Caused by Heavy Rain in West JapanGP0STSID8Completed★★★★★Devastation Caused by Heavy Rain in West JapanGP0STSICVCompleted★★★★★Devastation Caused by Heavy Rain in West JapanGP0STSIDBCompleted★★★★★★Devastation Caused by Heavy Rain in West JapanGP0STSID1Completed★★★★Devastation Caused by Heavy Rain in West JapanGP0STSID7Completed★★★★★★Devastation Caused by Heavy Rain in West JapanGP0STSID2Completed★★★★★★Devastation Caused by Heavy Rain in West JapanGP0STSID9Completed★★★★★View AllGP0STSICXDevastation Caused by Heavy Rain in West JapanAn aerial view of Oda river and Mami town area, devastated by floods. The rapid increase in water levels in the Oda river and Takahashi river caused the so called “backward phenomenon” which occurs when the flow of a tributary rises too high and breaches its banks because it gets blocked by its mainstream filled with far more water than usual from heavy rains upstream. Mabi Kurashiki city, Okayama Prefecture.In original language:2018年西日本豪雨被害小田川の急激な水位上昇で、本流の高梁川へ流れにくくなり逆流するバックウォーター現象で、決壊を引き起こした。ドローンからの空撮写真は、小田川の決壊場所と真備町。2018年8月28日 岡山県倉敷市真備町Locations:Asia-Japan-Okayama PrefectureDate:28 Aug, 2018Credit:© Masaya Noda / GreenpeaceMaximum size:6000px X 3371pxKeywords:Aerial view from UAV-Climate (campaign title)-Climate change-Climate change impacts-Day-Destruction-Disasters-Floods-KWCI (GPI)-Landscapes-Landslides-Outdoors-Rivers-Storms (weather)Shoot:Devastation Caused by Heavy Rain in West JapanIn late June through mid-July 2018, successive heavy downpours in southwestern Japan resulted in widespread, devastating floods and mudflows.