Record Rains Leave 22 Dead in Southwest Japan Landslides
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Record rains in southwestern Japan triggered landslides and flooding that killed at least 22 people, forced almost a quarter of a million to evacuate and disrupted transportation on the southern main island of Kyushu.
A record 50.75 centimeters (20 inches) of rain fell in 24 hours in Aso city, central Kyushu, and some parts of the island’s north may see more than 8 centimeters of rain per hour today, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.