Two dead, 16 feared dead in Japan heavy rain
TOKYO: Two people died and 16 others were feared dead, local media said Sunday (Jul 5) after torrent..
TOKYO: Two people died and 16 others were feared dead, local media said Sunday (Jul 5) after torrential rain in western Japan triggered massive floods and mudslides.
A woman and a man in their 80s in different towns in the western Kumamoto region died in mudslides, according to national broadcaster NHK and other Japanese media, although they gave no other details.
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Sixteen others remained in a state of "cardio-respiratory arrest", NHK said, using a term often used in Japan before a doctor officially certifies death.
Of those, 14 were residents of a nursing home, as announced by Governor Ikuo Kabashima on Saturday.
The floods washed away bridges AFP/STR
Six others were missing, the broadcaster said.
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Officials at the regional government and municipal offices, which have been directly affected by the disaster, could not immediately confirm the reported deaths.
But they said they were taking measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus at evacuation shelters set up across the region, such as handwashing and keeping distance between families.
Emergency crews and troops from the Self-Defense Forces have been out all night looking for missing people and rescuRead More – Source
