Heavy rains pounded central Japan's Noto, prompting evacuation orders for tens of thousands of people and causing blackouts for over 6,000 households. Flooding in several regions led to cars being submerged and debris piling up near damaged houses in Wajima and Noto.

Six people have been killed and 10 others missing after record rainfall caused floods and landslides in parts of Japan's Ishikawa prefecture. The cities of Wajima and Suzu, which are still recovering from a deadly earthquake that devastated the area on 1 January,