Death Toll Tops 100 as Japan Counts Damage From Record Rain
- Nearly 80 people are still unaccounted for, NHK reports
- Some factories starting to resume operations after suspensions
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The death toll from the historic rainfall in western Japan reached 110 on Monday as rescuers stepped up efforts to clear areas hit by flooding and landslides. Some plants halted by the floods started to resume operations as the affected regions began the process of recovery.
Nearly 80 people remain unaccounted for, according to national broadcaster NHK, and thousands still remain in evacuation centers after record downpours triggered devastation in wide parts of the region, mainly in Hiroshima and Okayama prefectures.