TOKYO, Aug 13 (NNN-NHK) – Heavy rain struck western and southwestern Japan today, leaving one person dead and at least two others missing, and Japan’s weather agency issued warnings across wide areas of the country, local media reported today.
The Japan Meteorological Agency issued its highest level rain alert in the western prefecture of Hiroshima, warning of possible flooding, swollen rivers and mudslides.
According to local authorities, a woman died and two others remained missing, after a mudslide destroyed two homes in Unzen, Nagasaki Prefecture, in the southwestern Kyushu region. A man in his 60s was saved from the site.
According to the weather agency, amounts of rainfall in Unzen and Shimabara reached record high. In Amakusa, Kumamoto Prefecture, record downpour was also recorded in the same period.
In Tokyo, Prime Minister, Yoshihide Suga, held an emergency meeting with members of his cabinet, calling on people affected to evacuate immediately, if necessary.– NNN-NHK
