Rain triggered a severe landslide in Matsuyama city in Japan’s Ehime prefecture. Numerous structures in the disaster area near a 50-meter-wide and 100-meter-high slope were buried in soil, and 3 people disappeared.
Authorities issued an evacuation warning to 22,062 people in the city of Matsuyama due to the continuing risk of heavy rainfall and urged residents living in risky areas to be prepared for floods and landslides.
Authorities have reported that the death toll from a fire that broke out during a concert attended by 1,000 people in the town of Kočani, North Macedonia, has risen to 59.
Health Minister Arben Taravari said that approximately 148 people were taken to hospitals in Skopje, Kočani and surrounding towns, and that 18 people were seriously injured.
Interior Minister Pance Toskovski said that the fire, which broke out at 03:00 local time, started when sparks from pyrotechnic devices used during the concert ignited the roof, and that arrest warrants had been issued for four people in connection with the incident.
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