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The Yomiuri Shimbun An inundated residential area near the Mogami River in Oe, Yamagata Prefecture, after 9 a.m. on Thursday.
The Yomiuri Shimbun
14:19 JST, August 4, 2022
YAMAGATA — The Japan Meteorological Agency issued special rain warnings from Wednesday night to early Thursday morning for 10 municipalities in Yamagata and Niigata prefectures. All of the warnings were lifted by Thursday morning. However, the Mogami River in Yamagata Prefecture overflowed, causing widespread damage to residential areas.
The Yomiuri Shimbun The swollen Mogami River in Oe, Yamagata Prefecture, after 9 a.m. on Thursday.
In the town of Iide in Yamagata Prefecture, a 40-meter-long railway bridge for the JR Yonesaka Line collapsed, while a bridge over a nearby road also collapsed. Local police are investigating a report that a car fell into the river along with the bridge.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said at a press conference Thursday that two people were missing as of 9:30 a.m. following the heavy rain in the two prefectures.
The Yomiuri Shimbun A collapsed bridge in Iide, Yamagata Prefecture, at 8:09 a.m. on Thursday.
