According to comprehensive Japanese media reports, the East China Sea region in Japan experienced heavy rainfall on the 8th.
On the evening of the 8th, a linear precipitation zone appeared in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, with the highest hourly rainfall recorded at 104.5 millimeters. This figure represents the highest value since statistics began in 1890, surpassing the 97.0 millimeters recorded during the severe storm disaster in the East Sea on September 11, 2000.
On the same day, the city issued an ‘emergency safety alert’ to approximately 1.17 million people, and decided to apply the ‘Disaster Relief Law’ throughout the city.
On the 9th, up to about 3500 people were relocated to shelters. According to official reports, as of 4 a.m., there were approximately 200 vehicles affected by the disaster. All municipal primary and secondary schools, high schools, special support schools, and kindergartens in the city were temporarily closed. As of 1 p.m., there were a total of 41 people injured in the city, all of whom suffered minor injuries due to falls while seeking shelter.
The organizing committee of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games revealed on the 8th that due to the record-breaking heavy rain, Nagoya Port Area (Hana Pier), where the athletes were staying, issued a sheltering order. As a result, the athletes stationed there were temporarily moved to safe locations. After the sheltering order was lifted, the athletes returned to Hana Pier.
This Asian Games will open on the 19th, and there is no unified athlete village. Athletes are accommodated in various locations. The container-style accommodation facilities at Garden Wharf were officially put into use on June 6, and delegations from some countries and regions have already moved in.
Nagoya City reported on the 8th that water leakage issues have been confirmed at several sports venues in the city.
On the evening of the 8th, Nagoya Mayor Ichiro Hirose said that due to the formation of a linear precipitation belt and the issuance of warnings for severe rainfall, many facilities at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, which will open on the 19th, suffered damage from heavy rain. Hirose stated, "We will make every effort to understand the overall extent of the damage."
The 20th Asian Games will kick off in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan on the 19th. This is the third time that Japan has hosted an Asian Summer Games, following the 1958 Tokyo Asian Games and the 1994 Hiroshima Asian Games. It is also the first time in 32 years that Japan will be responsible for organizing this comprehensive Asian sports event.
