TEHRAN, July 10 - Japan's top government spokesman said at least 155 people have been confirmed dead from the recent heavy rains, floods and mudslides that had struck western Japan.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said more than 50 people were still unaccounted for as of Tuesday afternoon, most of them in the hardest-hit Hiroshima area.
Searches and cleanup efforts continued in the region where several days of heavy rainfall triggered flooding and landslides in a widespread area. Damages to roads and train lines have caused delivery delays and concerns of supply shortages.
Searches and cleanup efforts were taking place in the southwestern region where several days of heavy rainfall set off flooding and landslides in a widespread area. All rain warnings were lifted. As floodwater largely subsided, more damages became visible.
Rescuers are combing through mud-covered hillsides and near riverbanks to look for dozens still missing after heavy rains caused flooding and mudslides in southwestern Japan.
Source: AP
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