{"id":172992,"date":"2025-09-10T12:05:27","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T03:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=172992&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-09-10T12:05:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T03:05:27","slug":"record-rainfall-hits-nagasaki-and-kumamoto","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/record-rainfall-hits-nagasaki-and-kumamoto\/","title":{"rendered":"Record Rainfall Hits Nagasaki And Kumamoto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Linear rainbands have formed over Nagasaki and Kumamoto, triggering an emergency warning for heavy rainfall. Torrential downpours have caused widespread risk of landslides, flooding, and river overflow. In Kumamoto\u2019s Reihoku Town, about 110 mm of rain fell in one hour early this morning, while southern Nagasaki saw 170 mm in three hours. Evacuation orders affecting thousands were issued in Amakusa and Kami-Amakusa. Forecasts predict up to 180 mm of additional rain in Kumamoto by tomorrow morning, with authorities urging maximum caution against landslides, flooding, lightning, and tornadoes. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20250910\/5010029852.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\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-172995\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fnn_rain-tenjin-sep_2025_WEB.jpg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Record Rainfall Hits Nagasaki And Kumamoto \" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fnn_rain-tenjin-sep_2025_WEB.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fnn_rain-tenjin-sep_2025_WEB.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fnn_rain-tenjin-sep_2025_WEB.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fnn_rain-tenjin-sep_2025_WEB.jpg?resize=768%2C576&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>Linear rainbands have formed over Nagasaki and Kumamoto, triggering an emergency warning for heavy rainfall&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":172995,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-172992","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kyushu","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/172992","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=172992"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/172995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=172992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=172992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}