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Natural disaster in Japan
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It was caused flooding to a height of 2.05 m above the surface of land.

The 1982 Nagasaki flood (Japanese: 長崎大水害) was caused by a cloudburst that occurred mainly in Nagasaki, Japan in July 1982.

Overview

On July 23, 1982, due to the influence of the Meiyu front, a cloudburst occurred around Nagasaki. Due to this cloudburst, mudflows and rivers overflowed their banks in quick succession.

Throughout the Nagasaki area, following rainfall observed at 100 to 187 mm a per hour, as well as landslides throughout the area. According to the Japanese government report, 299 people died in Nagasaki Prefecture, along with 23 in Kumamoto Prefecture.

The Japan Meteorological Agency named the heavy rain from July 23 to July 25 the "July 1982 heavy rain" (昭和57年7月豪雨). On the other hand, Nagasaki Prefecture named this disaster the "7.23 Nagasaki Flood" (7.23長崎大水害).

References

  1. "長崎豪雨（1982年7月23日） ｜ 災害カレンダー". Yahoo!天気・災害 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  2. "長崎海洋気象台 環境・気候". 2014-09-13. Archived from the original on 2014-09-13. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  3. (昭和57年7月) 中日ニュース No.1435_3「長崎に豪雨禍」 - 中日映画社
  4. "災害対応資料集 : 防災情報のページ - 内閣府". www.bousai.go.jp. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  5. "報告書（1982 長崎豪雨災害） : 防災情報のページ - 内閣府". www.bousai.go.jp. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  6. "昭和５７年７月豪雨と台風第１０号 昭和57年（1982年） ７月～８月". www.data.jma.go.jp. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  7. "気象庁 | 気象庁が名称を定めた気象・地震・火山現象一覧". www.jma.go.jp. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  8. 都市型水害の被害事例 (7.23長崎大水害) - 国土交通省

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