Record Rains Leave 28 Dead, 4 Missing in South Japan Floods
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Police in southwestern Japan are searching for four missing people after record rains triggered landslides and flooding that killed 28 and forced almost a quarter of a million to evacuate, Asahi newspaper reported today.
Precipitation in Aso city on the southern main island of Kyushu reached a record 50.75 centimeters (20 inches) for a 24-hour period, Japan Meteorological Agency said in a statement yesterday. Heavy rain warnings were issued for Fukuoka, Saga and Nagasaki prefectures on the island, the agency said on its website today. As much as 5 centimeters of rain per hour are expected in Fukuoka city today, the agency said.