Japan hunts for flood survivors who killed nearly 100

A helicopter flies over Kurashiki, where thousands flock to evacuation centers. "We can not take a bath, the toilets do not work and our food supply is low," said Yumeko Matsui, whose home in the town of Mihara has been without water since Saturday.

"The tea bottles are all out of convenience stores and other stores," said the 23-year-old kindergarten worker at an emergency water supply station .

Hundreds of thousands of people without water

On Monday, the electricity companies said that hundreds of thousands of people had no water.

The death toll reached at least 97 after floods forced several million from a typhoon in 2004.

Soldiers flounder in the waters of Kurashiki. More than two million people in the country have been ordered to evacuate. (Carl Court / Getty Images)

Among the dead was a nine-year-old boy.

"He always came to our house to play games and things," said a teenage neighbor at NHK. "It's very sad."

Tens were missing

56 others were missing, added the NHK. Although the rain stopped, the authorities warned of sudden showers and thunderstorms, as well as the risk of new landslides on the steep hillsides of the weekend.

Mazda Motor Corp.

A vehicle comes out of a well in Kumano, Japan, after intense flooding (Submitted by Terry and Yuko MacNeil)

The automaker, which suspended its activities in several factories The week last, the shutdown would continue in two plants until Tuesday, because it can not receive components, although the two units are not damaged.

Daihatsu, who suspended production Friday at four factories, announced Monday

Losses of large, modest enterprises

The electronics manufacturer Panasonic said that the activities of a factory were still hanging after the first floor flood.

Refineries and Oil Terminals The blocked roads were not affected, but limited access to a Shell Showa oil terminal in the city caused shortages of gas and diesel nearby.

The cars are flooded in Kumano after the flood. Japan's dense population means that all usable land is built in the predominantly mountainous nation, which makes it prone to disaster (Submitted by Terry and Yuko MacNeil)

Shares of some companies fall, but losses are modest. "If rainfall affects supply chains, there will be a sale of the relevant shares," said Norihiro Fujito, chief investment strategist at Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities. "Otherwise, the impact will be limited."

"I hope they find it"

Elsewhere, people have been sold out by the grim task of recovery. During a landslide in Hiroshima, heaps of broken woods marked the sites of ancient homes, showed television pictures. Others have been thrown to the wrong side.

"No one has heard of my neighbor," said a man at NHK. "I hope they'll find it soon."

Water was still flowing through much of Kurashiki City, despite the floods that had opened the road to a hospital where nearly 100 patients and staff were stranded on Sunday.

Thousands of people flocked to the evacuation centers of Mabi District

"Nobody has anything to wear, we need shirts, pants, underwear, socks and even shoes, "said Mayor Kaori Ito at the Asahi Shimbun newspaper. Millions of people affected

Although evacuation orders have been reduced since the weekend, nearly two million people still face orders or advice to stay away houses. a trip to Europe and the Middle East scheduled to start this week. The head of Abe's coalition partner, Komeito, said the prime minister was considering the idea.

Economists have said that it was too early to badess the overall impact, but it was probably limited.

"Companies need to consider economic projections, but there is not much to do," said Koya Miyamae, senior economist at SMBC Nikko Securities.

Japan monitors weather conditions and warns quickly. Some usable land is built in the predominantly mountainous nation, which makes it prone to disaster.