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Desperate searches as dozens feared dead in Japan floods

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Tens of thousands of rescue workers in Japan on Monday combed through the wreckage of houses shattered by deadly floods and landslides in a desperate search for survivors as the death toll rose and more torrential rain loomed.

In one of the hardest-hit areas, residents spelled the words"rice, water, SOS" on the ground, while others waved towels and called for rescue and relief goods.

Heavy rain is expected to continue through Tuesday afternoon and the Japan Meteorological Agency issued a non-compulsory evacuation order for hundreds of thousands of residents in Kumamoto and neighbouring Kagoshima Prefecture. Hirokazu Kosaki, a 75-year-old bus driver in the town of Ashikita, told Jiji press:"It was nothing but water as far as I could see."Evacuation efforts are being hampered by fears of spreading the coronavirus that has claimed almost 1,000 victims in Japan, with close to 20,000 cases.

He said more than 40,000 personnel from police and fire departments, the coast guard and Self-Defense troops were conducting search and rescue operations throughout the night.

 

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