Heavy rain expected on Sea of Japan coast, flood warning issued

The national weather agency issued a flood and landslide warning Wednesday for the Sea of Japan coast, with heavy rain expected from eastern to western Japan into Thursday.The Japan Meteorological Agency issued storm warnings for parts of Shimane and neighboring Tottori prefectures. In Matsue, the prefectural capital of Shimane, the Iu River reached the flood risk level.The two prefectures ordered about 360,000 and 120,000 residents to evacuate, respectively.There were reports of damage caused by landslides and flooding at multiple locations in Matsue and Izumo, also in Shimane Prefecture, …READ FULL ARTICLE