2 dead, 16 missing in Japan heavy rainRescue workers were trying all night to reach people cut off by the flooding. TOKYO: Two people died and 16 others were feared dead, local media said Sunday after torrential rain in western Japan triggered massive floods and mudslides. Sixteen others remained in a state of "cardio-respiratory arrest", NHK said, using a term often used in Japan before a doctor officially certifies death. Emergency crews and troops from the Self-Defense Forces have been out all night looking for missing people and rescuing those trapped in their homes. Although the rain had eased in Kumamoto by Sunday morning, collapsed bridges and blocked roads due to broad flooding and mudslides have isolated many communities in the region, NHK said.

Source: Bangkok Post July 05, 2020 01:30 UTC