At least four people are missing: many die after heavy rains in Japan – community

Heavy rains and landslides in Japan have claimed many lives. Two TV women were found dead in a canal in Nagano province and later reported dead, Japanese television broadcaster NHK reported Sunday. A woman has previously died in a landslide in the southwestern main island of Kyushu in Nagasaki province. Her husband and daughter are missing.

Meanwhile, eight people have been rescued from a landslide in Nagano province. Three of them, including two children, were diagnosed with “heart attack and respiratory arrest”. This was a common phrase in Japan before human deaths were officially confirmed.

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A total of four people were reported missing by the broadcaster. Although it stopped raining in large parts of Kyushu on Sunday morning, officials continued to warn of the risk of flooding and landslides as a result of the softened soil.

A hospital in Saga province was submerged in plenty of water, but according to media reports, patients could be brought safely to higher ground. More than ten rivers in seven provinces have overflowed. All the streets in Saga were submerged. Rescue workers brought people to safety by boat.