Japan faces flooding and mudslides, with more than a dozen people presumed dead. More than 75,000 residents were urged to evacuate.
Over 200,000 evacuated as flooding, mudslides strike southwestern Japan
Japan’s Meteorological Agency issued a dire warning of flooding and landslides for two prefectures in southwestern portions of Japan as an unprecedented deluge unfolded Friday into Saturday.
Severe Flooding in Southern Japan Swamps Nursing Home
Officials said that at least 15 people were feared dead as a result of the deluge and mudslides that struck the island of Kyushu overnight.
Japan flooding: Fears for nursing home amid torrential rain
Kumamoto’s governor, Ikuo Kabashima, told reporters the victims at the nursing home were found “in cardio-respiratory arrest” a term used in Japan before a doctor officially certifies death. Another …
Heavy rain floods southern Japan; 2 dead, dozen missing
Heavy rain in southern Japan triggered flooding and mudslides on Saturday, leaving at least two dead, more than a dozen missing and others stranded on rooftops waiting to be …
Deadly storms hit southern Japan
Two people are believed dead and several are missing after heavy rains unleash a mudslide in Kyushu island and floods elsewhere.
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At least two people were feared dead and 13 others went missing in western Japan Saturday as record heavy rain triggered massive floods and landslides, forcing authorities to issue evacuation orders …
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75,000 ordered to evacuate as heavy rain lashes western Japan
The nation’s weather agency issued the highest emergency level of heavy rain warnings to Kumamoto and Kagoshima on Kyushu island. Rescuers were searching for three people in Kumamoto after a landslide …
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