Tag: Japan rains

Tokyo : At least 50 people have died and almost dozens remained missing on Saturday due to torrential rainfall and flooding in southern Japan. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued the highest possible alert for the prefectures of Hyogo, Okayama, Gifu Fukuoka, Nagasaki, Saga, Hiroshima and Tottori, reports Efe news. Dozens of people were missing, mainly in the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima and Ehime, where rescue teams widened their search for trapped or injured people. Around 650 members of the armed forces were deployed for rescue operations, while an additional 21,000 were...