At least one person dead and two others missing as torrential rains continue to batter southwestern Japan causing floods and increasing the risk of landslides
Firefighters transport stranded residents on a boat in a road flooded by heavy rain in Kurume, Fukuoka prefecture, western Japan, August 14, 2021, in this photo taken by Kyodo.
Under the non-compulsory alert, around 1.4 million residents have been asked to leave their homes immediately, public broadcasterA general view shows muddy water during floods at Todorokinotaki water park in Ureshino city, Saga Prefecture, Japan August 14, 2021. TV footage showed rescuers towing residents through submerged streets on a lifeboat in the town of Kurume in Fukuoka, while a muddy stream began to overflow in neighbouring Saga prefecture.
"They are carefully searching for the missing residents, while watching out for further mudslides as the heavy rain continues."
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