At least three people have been confirmed dead in Kumamoto and Kagoshima prefectures, after record-breaking rainfall triggered deadly floods and landslides across southern Japan between August 10 and 11, 2025.
Record August rainfall caused severe flooding and landslides in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, on August 10–11, 2025, leaving several people missing and prompting evacuation advisories for over 3 million residents and widespread transport disruptions.
Japanese researchers find predictive potential in underground changes associated with 2016 Kumamoto earthquake and subsequent volcanic eruptions. Most of what we know about earthquakes and volcanoes is based on what we can observe at the Earth's surface….
More than 200 people in Kyushu, southern Japan are suffering from earthquake sickness, a state linked to a loss of balance that can cause nausea and panic. The state was reported over two months after Japan was hit by two major earthquakes, only several days apart….
Record-breaking rainfall brought by a low pressure front has hit parts of quake-shaken Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan on June 20 and 21, 2016, causing floods and numerous landslides. As of early June 21, four people have been found dead. Meteorologists warn more…
