Dozens feared dead in Japan floodsA street is covered by debris and mud in a flooded area of Ashikita, Kumamoto prefecture, on Monday morning. Record rains lashed areas of western Japan, causing rivers to break banks and flooding low-lying regions. At least 36 people are feared dead after record rains lashed areas of western Japan in the early hours of Saturday, causing rivers to break banks and flooding low-lying regions. "Rescue workers are tirelessly continuing the search this morning," a spokesman for the western Kumamoto prefecture told AFP, with at least 11 people still unaccounted for. At a nursing home for the elderly, 14 people were feared dead when water from a nearby river inundated the ground floor, leaving those in wheelchairs unable to reach higher ground.

Source: Bangkok Post July 06, 2020 01:52 UTC