At least two people have been killed and about 20 others are missing after huge floods swept away houses and tore up roads in southern Japan. Television footage showed waves of floodwaters sweeping through rural villages, tearing through houses and ripping up roads. While there were no initial reports of transport problems, footage showed rail lines left broken and twisted by the floodwaters. An official from the region’s disaster response team said they had received “many, many calls” from people in distress over missing friends and relatives. The heavy rainfall comes on the heels of a deadly typhoon that hit southern China, killing 56 people and causing around $4 billion in damage.

Source: Egypt Independent July 06, 2017 13:07 UTC