At around 11:45 a.m. on April 23, 2024, a police officer called 119 saying, ''A man is trapped under a fallen tree and cannot move.'' on Sannenzaka in Shimizu, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City. According to the Kyoto City Fire Department and the Kyoto Prefectural Police Higashiyama Station, a 62-year-old Japanese tourist appears to have been crushed under the wreckage and suffered injuries, but is said to be conscious.