September 9, 2026 | 03:53 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Japan’s Nagoya City Government announced on Wednesday that it would provide citywide emergency aid after a "linear rainband" (senjo kosuitai) dumped record-breaking rainfall on the Tokai region on Tuesday, September 8.As reported by ANTARA, a rain band is a line of cumulonimbus clouds that form successively along the same path, resulting in very heavy rainfall over a relatively stationary location for several hours.As a result, many workers and students were forced to spend the night in Nagoya after rain paralyzed the city’s transportation.As of 7:00 p.m. local time on Tuesday, around 1,600 people were sheltering in evacuation centers, and as of 4:00 a.m. on Wednesday, 200 vehicles had been damaged by the rain, according to local authorities.On Wednesday morning, many commuting workers near Nagoya Station appeared exhausted after being unable to return home, including a 23-year-old woman from Kasugai who was forced to spend the night at a karaoke venue near the station with a friend.The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a warning on Wednesday that heavy rain would continue to lash a wide area of the country through Thursday, September 10, due to a weather front.The agency also urges the public to remain vigilant against landslides, flooding, and rising river levels.In some regions, including the Tokai area, even a small amount of additional rainfall can increase the risk of disasters because the ground has become unstable from previous rainfall.According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, a weather front extends along the Pacific coast of eastern and western Japan, while a tropical depression formed from Typhoon Krovanh is moving northward south of Shikoku Island.Warm, moist air is flowing toward the weather front. The front is expected to shift slightly southward and remain south of Honshu Island on Thursday.The Japan Meteorological Agency also warned that linear rainbands—which can cause localized, extremely heavy rainfall over an extended period—could form in the Tokai region and other areas on Wednesday.Rainfall of up to 200 millimeters is forecast for the Tokai and Kinki regions of western Japan in the 24 hours leading up to 6:00 a.m. local time on Thursday, September 10. Shikoku is expected to receive up to 150 mm.Meanwhile, rainfall of 120 mm is forecast for the Kanto-Koshin region—including Tokyo—and the Hokuriku area along the Sea of Japan coast. The Tohoku region in northeastern Japan is expected to receive up to 80 mm.Read: Japan Issues Highest-Level Rain Warning as Nagoya Faces Severe FloodingClick here to get the latest news updates from Tempo on Google News
