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Heavy rain triggers floods, mudslides in Japan- In pics

New Delhi: Incessant torrential rain continued to trigger floods on Saturday in wide areas of southwestern Japan. The floods have damaged thousands of homes and disrupted transportation in the cities. In the southern city of Kurume, rivers overflowed and residents evacuated from their homes on rubber boats as rescue workers pulled them while wading through muddy water.

Heavy rain has dumped on southern Japan this week, and the Japan Meteorological Agency said more rain is expected in the coming days as a front is stuck above the Japanese archipelago.

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Updated:Aug 14, 2021, 01:01 PM IST

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Heavy rain and mudslide warnings issued

The rains triggered a mudslide Friday in the city of Unzen in Nagasaki prefecture, burying four people. One of those buried was killed and another was seriously injured. Rescue workers are searching for the two others.

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Floods cause irreplaceable damage

The agency expanded heavy rain and mudslide warnings in the Kyushu region to other parts of Japan, including Hiroshima, as the rain front slowly moved eastward, bringing downpours to the ancient capital of Kyoto and Nagao in central Japan.

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Rescue personnel at work

Another mudslide in Hiroshima late Friday left one person seriously injured. Dozens of homes around the country have been damaged by floods and mudslides, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency.

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1.4 million people affected

Local authorities have issued the highest-level disaster alert for parts of Kyushu and Hiroshima, affecting about 1.4 million people, though evacuation is not compulsory.

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Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki and Hiroshima worst-hit

Japan has ordered the evacuation of 1.23 million people in four southwestern provinces over the heavy rainfall, media reported on Saturday. The evacuation was ordered for residents of the prefectures of Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki and Hiroshima, the NHK broadcaster reported, citing the data of regional authorities.

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