2013年7月下旬及び8月9日豪雨により東北地方で発生した土砂災害

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Due to record-level rainfalls in the Tohoku region in late July and on August 9 th of 2013, landslides have occurred in Yamagata, Akita, and Iwate prefectures. Slope failures and debris flows have occurred intensively in these areas, becoming a tremendous calamity. From the torrential downpours, many areas throughout Tohoku recorded unprecedented rainfall levels. In particular, six people were tragically killed in the Kuyobutsu area of Semboku City (Akita Prefecture), when several homes were buried in a mudslide. Because there had been little rainfall in the Tohoku region up to this point, and because the region's rivers are narrow, there were many areas in which the damage was made even more extensive. In addition, many trees were swept up in the floodwaters, further compounding the damage to many areas.