Japan Reels From Heavy Rains

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TOKYO — Record torrential rains across western and central Japan unleashed flooding and landslides in several residential areas, killing dozens and triggering weather warnings in four districts of the country.

By Saturday evening, at least 51 people were dead and 48 were missing, according to the public broadcaster NHK. More than one million people in 18 districts had been ordered to evacuate their homes and 3.5 million had been urged to leave.

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/07/world/asia/japan-rain-landslides.html

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Japans South Island has suffered "Unprecendented rainfall", and it will continue until tommorow.

 

Many feared dead in flooded Japanese care home

WWW.BBC.CO.UK

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Fifteen people are believed dead and nine are missing on the island of Kyushu amid devastating rains.