{"id":172967,"date":"2025-09-08T10:07:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T01:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=172967&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-09-08T10:07:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T01:07:17","slug":"august-storm-caused-15-2-billion-in-damages","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/august-storm-caused-15-2-billion-in-damages\/","title":{"rendered":"August Storm Caused \u00a515.2 Billion in Damages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fukuoka Prefecture has reported an estimated \u00a515.2 billion in damage caused by record rainfall that began on August 9. The hardest-hit sectors include river and road infrastructure, agriculture, and erosion control facilities. Over 75 sites, including levees and embankments in cities like Fukutsu and Munakata, were affected. Governor Hattori announced support for local businesses and farmers, and pledged continued recovery efforts with national and municipal cooperation. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20250904\/5010029766.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fnn_aug-storm_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C790&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"August Storm Caused \u00a515.2 Billion in Damages\" width=\"1400\" height=\"790\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-172972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fnn_aug-storm_2025_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fnn_aug-storm_2025_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fnn_aug-storm_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C578&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fnn_aug-storm_2025_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C433&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fukuoka Prefecture has reported an estimated \u00a515.2 billion in damage caused by record rainfall that began on August 9&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":172972,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-172967","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-fukuoka-prefecture","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/172967","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=172967"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/172972"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=172967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=172967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}