Some 75,000 people were ordered to evacuate in western Japan on Saturday, as record heavy rain triggered floods and landslides, leaving scores stranded and 13 missing, according to local media and officials.[TOKYO] Some 75,000 people were ordered to evacuate in western Japan on Saturday, as record heavy rain triggered floods and landslides, leaving scores stranded and 13 missing, according to local media and officials.
The nation's weather agency issued the highest emergency level of heavy rain warnings to Kumamoto and Kagoshima on Kyushu island. Television footage showed vehicles swamped at car parks near a flooding river, while several bridges were reportedly washed away. Rescuers were searching for three people in Kumamoto after a landslide buried their house, public broadcaster NHK said.
"We have issued evacuation orders after record heavy rain," said Toshiaki Mizukami, an official of Kumamoto prefecture.
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