Hundreds of thousands ordered to evacuate after heavy rain hits Japan

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Hundreds of thousands of people in southwestern Japan have been ordered to evacuate their homes as torrential rain continues to hit the region

Authorities issued an emergency alert Wednesday, warning of mudslides, flooding and swollen rivers in Fukuoka, Saga and Nagasaki prefectures in Kyushu island. The agency initially issued its highest level alert, known as a level five, but later downgraded it to a level four.A total of 870,000 people living in the area have been ordered to evacuate, as of 3:30 p.m., local time Wednesday.

An elderly man was found dead after his car was washed away by floodwater in Takeo city, Sage Prefecture, Wednesday, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency, while two more people were seriously injured.Read MoreImages from NHK showed that Saga city, located in Saga Prefecture, was inundated with floodwaters on Wednesday morning.

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