The Kuma River overran its bank in eleven different locations and breached one levee.[10] A dike was breached near the town of Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto, and it was flooded by the Kuma River.[2][3] In Kuma, Kumamoto, stranded residents were rescued by helicopter.[9] Eight homes were swept away in Ashikita, Kumamoto.[4] In Tsunagi, Kumamoto, 2–3 people were pulled out of a landslide without signs of life.[9] Some 8,000 homes were left without power in Kumamoto and Kagoshima.[9]