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Two likely dead, many missing after record rain floods southern Japan
At least 2 people are likely dead and scores still missing after landslides and flooding hit southwest Japan after torrential rain.
Torrential rains in southern Japan cause flooding, mudslides, and travel disruptions
Heavy rains on Japan’s southern island of Kyushu have caused flooding and mudslides. The downpours on Monday injured several people and disrupted travel during a Buddhist holiday week.
Several missing after floods and landslides hit southern Japan, officials and reports say
Several people were reported missing after heavy rains and landslides in southern Japan flooded homes and swept people away on Monday, according to media reports and local officials.
Heavy rains in Japan cause flooding, mudslides
Rainstorms on Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu caused flooding and mudslides on Monday, injuring a number of people and disrupting travel during a Buddhist holiday week.
Heavy rain slams southern Japan, triggering floods and mudslides
Torrential rain is pounding the island of Kyushu in southern Japan, triggering floods and landslides and sending residents to shelters as weather officials issued their highest warning levels in parts of the region.
Several people reported missing after powerful rains lash southern Japan
Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba urged residents to "prioritise actions to save your lives" as heavy rainfall triggered flooding and mudslides in the country's south.View on euronews
2 feared dead, 4 swept away in heavy rain in northern Kyushu
Two people were feared dead and four others were missing after heavy rain pounded northern parts of the main island of Kyushu ...
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Torrential rain disrupts normal life in Japan
Downpours on Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu caused flooding and mudslides on Monday, injuring a number of people and disrupting travel during ...
Japan remains on rain alert after emergency warnings
Heavy rain emergency warnings were issued across Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan at one point on Monday, as ...
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Millions told to evacuate as heavy rain sparks flooding and landslides in Kyushu
Footage from various communities in Kumamoto Prefecture showed houses, stores and vehicles submerged in water while surging ...
Japan’s Kumamoto Lifts Some Evacuation Orders as Rain Eases
Authorities in Japan’s southwestern Kumamoto Prefecture have issued a series of evacuation orders due to heavy rain, ...
Multiple reports of flood damage in Kumamoto
At least two people have been reported missing as torrential rain in Japan's southwestern Kyushu region caused landslides and ...
Japan sets record high temperatures prompting worries over rice crops
Japan recorded its highest-ever temperature of 41.8 degrees Celsius (107.2 degrees Fahrenheit) on Tuesday, prompting the ...