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TOKYO : Two people were found dead near rain-drenched rivers in Japan on Friday, officials said, "record-breaking" rains prompted authorities to order more than 210,000 people. evacuate their homes.
A woman was found near a river in the center of Gifu in Japan while a 59-year-old man was confirmed dead after being found by a river in the prefecture of & #9 [Hiroshimasaidthelocalpolicewhilethepublicbroadcaster NHK said that a third woman had died after being found unconscious by a river in the Kyoto area.
On Thursday, a construction worker was killed when he was swept away by the floods. The region of Hyogo, where there is an important rain front, engulfs a large part of the country.
Several people were reported missing, landslides were reported in some areas and flash floods in other areas
. "Japan is experiencing abundant and record rainfall over a wide area," Ryuta Kurora, of the Meteorological Agency,
told reporters. Yanasa in the village of Umaji, Kochi Prefecture, saw 1,132mm of rain in 72 hours, which is double the total amount that usually falls in the month of July, according to NHK .
Showers temporarily interrupted high-speed rail services in western Japan, which resumed on Friday. – AFP
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