Kirk here with some notes on COVID-19 and the rain. First, the prefecture had 271 positives today, a new record (see Japanese video in link). Also, earlier today, William wrote about the rain in Yamaga. I heard on the news today that the amount of rain they have received since all of this started has just passed the 1 meter mark. They said (on RKK) that this is the first instance on record of any part of Kumamoto getting over a meter of rain in the month of August.
Yamaga has already had quite a few landslides (again, according to the RKK report I saw). It seems that those landslides didn’t destroy property or cause loss of life. The Unzen Onsen area (just a short ferry ride from Kumamoto Port) experienced a tragic landslide and has one fatality confirmed and at least one other person that they are searching for.
