Rain hampers rescue work after deadly Japan floods
(WorldNews Japan)

TOKYO: Driving rain hampered the efforts of tens of thousands of rescue workers in southwestern Japan on Monday as they searched for survivors from deadly floods and landslides, with more torrential downpours forecast. IMPASSABLE A road is destroyed following torrential rain near the Kuma River in Ashikita, Kumamoto prefecture on Monday, July 6, 2020. JIJI PRESS/ STR/ AFP PHOTO Around 50 people were feared dead after heavy rain lashed areas of western Japan beginning early Saturday, causing rivers to burst their banks and flood low-lying regions. Bad weather was preventing some rescue efforts, local officials said, with at least 13 people still unaccounted for. “Because of the heavy rain, we...