Twenty dead as record Japan rains prompt mass evacuations

[Wireless News]

http://l1.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/knpqu_D.gSzoH7TVdVmZqQ--/YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b247aD04Njt3PTEzMDs-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/2a08227273c8a0722ff256dd964a4255c1622ca7.jpg (https://www.yahoo.com/news/seven-dead-record-japan-rains-prompt-mass-evacuations-071440074.html)The death toll from record downpours in Japan jumped to at least 20, with more than 1.9 million people ordered to evacuate on Saturday, as heavy rain continued to strike large areas in the west of the country. Intense rainfall triggered huge landslides and flash floods in Hiroshima, Okayama, Kyoto and other regions, while hampering rescue operations with dozens of people reportedly missing. "The number of casualties is expected to increase as we are still in the middle of collecting information," Yoshinobu Katsuura, a disaster management official of Ehime prefecture, told AFP.



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