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At least 52 dead in Japan floods as more troops join rescue
Authorities warn more rain is expected as rescue operations continue in southwestern Japan

Rain hampers rescue efforts after deadly Japan floods
(UPDATED) In the worst-affected region of Kumamoto, bad weather is preventing some rescue efforts, local officials say, with at least 13 people still unaccounted for

Dozens dead, missing in Japan as heavy rain causes floods, mudslides
(UPDATED) The floods in Kyushu island have destroyed houses, swept away vehicles and caused bridges to collapse, leaving many towns submerged and communities cut off

2 dead as Japan orders 870,000 to flee heavy rains
(3rd UPDATE) Nearly a million more people are advised to leave their homes after the country's weather agency raised the alert to its highest level for parts of northern Kyushu

Japan on landslide alert as heavy rains lash south
The Japan Meteorological Agency warns that life-threatening landslides are possible

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Japan PM meets rain disaster survivors, pledges more aid
Top government spokesman Yoshihide Suga says the toll is now 204 dead, with 28 people still missing

Japan tackles clean-up as rains toll nears 200
With around 60 people still feared missing, local authorities say they will continue searching house by house looking for survivors, or victims

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Japan rescuers go house to house as flood toll hits 156
(UPDATED) The crisis is the deadliest weather-related disaster in over 3 decades, and has sparked national grief

Official death toll from record Japan rains rises to 75
(3rd UPDATE) The toll is expected to rise significantly, with local media already putting the number of fatalities at 90

44 dead as record rains devastate parts of Japan
Japan's local media put the death toll at 50, with dozens more missing and the number of fatalities expected to rise further

Japan flood death toll rises to 30
Thousands of police soldiers and rescue workers are searching for 19 people who remain unaccounted for according to local officials

Japan floods death toll rises to 20
Thousands of people have also been evacuated to makeshift shelters but many remain stranded

Japan floods death toll rises to 15
Thousands of rescuers have been fighting through thick mud and battling rain to search for missing and stranded people with more than 500 believed to still be cut off

Rescuers scramble to find missing after Japan floods
Thousands of rescuers are fighting through thick mud and battling the rain to search for missing and stranded people with more than 1 100 believed to be cut off according to public broadcaster NHK
Huge floods sweep southern Japan, 2 dead, 20 missing
4th UPDATE Meteorologists warn of worse to come and soldiers and rescuers scramble to evacuate hundreds of thousands of people out of the path of landslides and the swirling torrents of muddy water

Death toll rises to 7 after Japan flood
2nd UPDATE Rescuers continue their search for more than a dozen still missing

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No Filipinos harmed in Japan floods – PH envoy
Philippine Ambassador to Japan Manuel Lopez says at least 15 Filipinos in Ibaraki prefecture have been evacuated to safer locations

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Japan in urgent search for missing after deadly floods
3rd UPDATE Two rivers burst their banks and at least 25 people are missing after heavy rains continued to pound the country

Hundreds trapped as floods sweep Japan
UPDATED At least 12 people are missing after being swept away when the levee on the Kinugawa river gave way flooding an area that reports say spanned 32 square kilometers and included 6 500 homes

Floods spark evacuations as Japan is deluged
The Japan Meteorological Agency issues special warnings for Tochigi and Ibaraki prefectures north of Tokyo urging vigilance against mudslides and flooding

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