Heavy rain pounded parts of western Japan and the southwestern Kyushu region on Saturday, with record-breaking hourly precipitation reported in several locations, causing one fatality and leaving two others missing, local authorities and the weather agency say.
Heavy rain pounds central and western Japan, prompting evacuation orders and warnings of rivers bursting their banks, with the severe weather expected to continue into the weekend.
The central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on May 6 remained on high alert for aftershocks and rain after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 hit the region the previous day, leaving one dead and more than 20 injured.
Record torrential rain continues to fall in wide areas of southwestern Japan, prompting local authorities to issue evacuation orders for more than 480,000 people and partially disrupting public transportation.
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