89 people were killed in landslides in Japan, millions were evacuated from surrounding areas

• 89 people were killed and millions were evacuated from areas affected by landslides in western Japan.
• Rescuers continue to search for people as they are believed to be trapped in their homes during heavy floods. ordered evacuations of 5.9 million people in 19 neighboring prefectures.

More than 80 people were killed and millions were evacuated from areas affected by landslides in western Japan.

weekend, defeating the western and central prefectures. On Monday morning, local time, the authorities announced that 89 people had died and that there were still 58 missing, reported the Japanese public channel NHK

Hiroshima Prefecture was the most affected, with 38 dead, added the NHK.

Rescuers continue to search for people stranded by floods and landslides, and many people would be trapped in their homes.

Photos of people trapped on rooftops and others rescued by submerged buildings

Authorities Sunday ordered the evacuation of 5.9 million people in 19 neighboring prefectures, reported The Japan Times. Thirty thousand people had fled to evacuation centers Sunday afternoon, according to the Japanese Fire and Disaster Management Agency

"Relief efforts are a battle against time "said Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday. "The rescue teams are doing everything they can."

Several companies continued to be affected by the floods, including Mazda Motor Corp. and Daihatsu Motor Co., which suspended their activities in Kyoto, Hiroshima and Yamaguchi, the Times added.

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