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Japan Floods & Landslides

Heavy rains in Japan kill two, three missing
Local Japanese News In English

Heavy rains have killed two women in western Japan and left three people missing, local officials said Thursday, as the weather agency warned of the risk of more floods and landslides.
Police said a woman, 72, had died in a mudslide, a day after the body of a 77-year-old woman was pulled from a river, both in Hiroshima prefecture.
Torrential rains have for days battered western Japan, including Kyushu island, leaving vast areas of farmland flooded. Authorities had issued evacuation advisories for some 300,000 people as of late Wednesday. (Yomiuri) Source: Source 8
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Landslides and Floods Japan

Rescue Efforts Resume In Landslide-hit Area 52 Remain Missing
Local Japanese News In English

Search and rescue operations resumed Friday following massive landslides in Hiroshima, with firefighters and Self-Defense Forces members racing against time to find survivors. (Kyodo)
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30000 Urged To Evacuate As Downpours Lash Northern Kyoto
Local Japanese News In English

Heavy rainfall was reported in the northern part of Kyoto Prefecture early Friday morning, prompting local governments to issue evacuation advisories to more than 30,000 people, NHK reported Friday. (Japan Times)
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