TOKYO — More than 300 people died in July from weather-related disasters in one of Japan’s deadliest months in recent years. Disaster authorities say at least 220 people were killed early in the month by severe flooding and landslides in western Japan, with nine more still missing and presumed dead. More than 300 people died in July from weather-related disasters in one of Japan’s deadliest months in recent years. A helicopter flies over a flooded housing area in Kurashiki, Okayama prefecture, western Japan, in early July. The record heat reignited a simmering debate about how athletes and spectators will fare at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo in 2020.

Source: thestar August 01, 2018 11:03 UTC