{"id":142233,"date":"2021-09-03T10:17:01","date_gmt":"2021-09-03T01:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=142233&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2021-09-03T10:17:01","modified_gmt":"2021-09-03T01:17:01","slug":"financial-damages-calculated-after-summer-rain-storms","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/financial-damages-calculated-after-summer-rain-storms\/","title":{"rendered":"Financial Damages Calculated After Summer Rain Storms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a563.5 billion is the estimated financial damage incurred within Fukuoka Prefecture after this summer\u2019s heavy rains and the second highest amongst all other prefectures. The most significant damage was related to torrential rainfall in July. Facing the growing scale and frequency of natural disasters, Fukuoka Prefecture is preparing to build new flood control facilities in the surrounding area of the Chikugo River. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20210901\/5010013155.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-142234\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/chikugo-river.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/chikugo-river.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/chikugo-river.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/chikugo-river.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/chikugo-river.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/welcome-kurume.com\/photos\/detail\/577995b1-a4ff-4ece-9f5d-b4d0df9e19e4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kurume Bureau of Tourism and International Exchange Photo Gallery<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Disclaimer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Fukuoka Now posts summaries of Kyushu area news for those who cannot read Japanese. 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