A man stands amid debris caused by a swollen river in Asakura, Fukuoka prefecture, southwestern Japan on Thursday. (Kyodo News via AP)TOKYO - Troops were working Thursday to rescue families left stranded by flooding in southern Japan. At least two people were found dead and more than a dozen missing in flooding that wrecked homes, roads and rice terraces. A woman is rescued from an isolated area due to heavy rain in Asakura, Fukuoka prefecture on Thursday. In neighbouring Oita prefecture, where rivers also overflowed, one man who was dug up from a mudslide was pronounced dead, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency.

Source: Bangkok Post July 06, 2017 09:56 UTC