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07-09-2018, 08:51 PM
Dramatic photos show the devastating flooding and landslides in Japan
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Japan is experiencing what could be one of the worst weather-related disasters in its history, following the heaviest rainfall the country has experienced for decades.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe warned of a "race against time" (https://www.afp.com/en/news/23/race-against-time-rescue-japan-flood-victims-pm-doc-17d12v3) to rescue flood victims on Sunday, as emergency response teams in the country's western regions search for at least 60 missing (https://www.apnews.com/ebc72539680a4df2b92791d8086ceee9/Rescuers-search-for-dozens-still-missing-after-Japan-floods?utm_medium=AP&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=Twitter), after floods and landslides caused by torrential rains killed over 100 people (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-weather-japan/japan-races-to-find-survivors-of-floods-that-killed-nearly-100-idUSKBN1JZ04V).*
SEE ALSO: California's wine country fire has been brewing for years (https://mashable.com/2018/07/03/county-fire-california-wine-country-burning/)
Since the downpours started Thursday, evacuations had been ordered for up to 5.9 million people in 19 prefectures, according to The Japan Times (https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/07/09/national/west-japan-downpours-flooding-far-leave-88-dead-50-missing/#.W0LzdtgzbOQ), but this has been scaled back to 2 million since the weekend. The Fire and Disaster Management Agency is reported to have counted over 30,000 people accommodated in temporary evacuation centres as of Sunday. Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/07/09/japan-floods/)
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Japan is experiencing what could be one of the worst weather-related disasters in its history, following the heaviest rainfall the country has experienced for decades.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe warned of a "race against time" (https://www.afp.com/en/news/23/race-against-time-rescue-japan-flood-victims-pm-doc-17d12v3) to rescue flood victims on Sunday, as emergency response teams in the country's western regions search for at least 60 missing (https://www.apnews.com/ebc72539680a4df2b92791d8086ceee9/Rescuers-search-for-dozens-still-missing-after-Japan-floods?utm_medium=AP&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=Twitter), after floods and landslides caused by torrential rains killed over 100 people (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-weather-japan/japan-races-to-find-survivors-of-floods-that-killed-nearly-100-idUSKBN1JZ04V).*
SEE ALSO: California's wine country fire has been brewing for years (https://mashable.com/2018/07/03/county-fire-california-wine-country-burning/)
Since the downpours started Thursday, evacuations had been ordered for up to 5.9 million people in 19 prefectures, according to The Japan Times (https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/07/09/national/west-japan-downpours-flooding-far-leave-88-dead-50-missing/#.W0LzdtgzbOQ), but this has been scaled back to 2 million since the weekend. The Fire and Disaster Management Agency is reported to have counted over 30,000 people accommodated in temporary evacuation centres as of Sunday. Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/07/09/japan-floods/)
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