マレーシア・ニュース

北日本が大雨で洪水

[ 東京 ] 今週日本の北部地方を襲った大雨で洪水が起き、一人が行方不明となり少なくとも５人が怪我を負ったと昨日警察が発表した。
月曜日から降り続いた雨量は新潟県で３３０ミリ（13インチ）を超え、数百の家屋で浸水し、橋は流され、土砂崩れも起きた。気象庁は数年来の大災害と注意を呼びかけている。栃尾市では農家の７４歳の男性が早朝に田んぼを見に行って行方不明になっている。

[MCS　6月30日　2：24配信]

ニュース・ソース

Heavy rain triggers floods in northern Japan

{ Tokyo ] Heavy rain this week trigered floods in parts of northern Japan,leaving one person missing and at least five others injured, police said yesterday.
More than 330 mm (13in) of rain has fallen in Niigata prefecture(State) since Monday,inundating hundreds of houses,washing away bridge s and triggering mudslides in several cities.The Meteorological Agency said the region faces the "highest risk in years"of disasters.
In Tochio City,a 74-year-old farmer went missing early yesterday after leaving home to check nearby rice fields,and police suspect he may have fallen into the swollen waters,a Niigata police spokesman said.
In nearby Uonuma,a mudslide hit a vehicle carrying five people,sweeping it into a rice paddy five metres(17ft) below and injuring all five.Nearly 3,100 families living near swollen rivers or loosened hillsides in the prefecture were evacuated to community centres and schools.Niigata spokesman Atsushi Moriyama said.

[The Malay Mail 29/6/2005]