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A man from the city of Hiroshima, in the west of the country, died after falling from a bridge into a river, while a 77-year-old man from Takashima City , in Shiga Prefecture, was washed away by a cbad. Debris, according to NHK.
Two others were killed after being found in buildings hit by landslides, NHK said. Both were found under "cardiopulmonary" arrest – a term used by the Japanese authorities to designate apparently lifeless people before the deaths are confirmed.
The roads are covered with mud water after a landslide caused by heavy rains in Aki, prefecture Hiroshima, southwest Japan, Saturday
. Photo: Kyodo News A 95-year-old woman was found at home after the collapse of part of the nearby mountain.
The last death toll was set at four o'clock Friday
Residents are evacuated to a safer place of waters of Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Photo: Kyodo News / AP
Secretary Yoshihide Suga said that about 48,000 police officers and members of the Self Defense Forces were responding to more than 100 landslides and other calls for help.
Saturday morning, an additional 3.1 million people were advised to evacuate, said the Fire and Disaster Management Agency. , a city of Shikoku island, 583 millimeters of rain fell within 24 hours between Friday and Saturday morning, said the meteorological agency.
Transportation was affected in the main island of Kyushu, the most southerly. According to the Kyodo News Agency, large parts of the highway have been covered with debris and landslides in the north of the island
A train derailed due to a landslide in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, Japan, on Saturday
Photo: Kyodo News / AP
A train derailed in the prefecture of Saga.
Although Japan is one of the most modernized Asian nations, rural areas are hard hit by the rainy season every year, often resulting in floods.
Reuters, AP
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