Record rains in southern Japan cause floods, kill two

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Record rains in southern Japan cause floods, kill two
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Torrential rains caused floods and landslides on the southern Japanese island of...

An aerial view shows submerged houses and facilities at a flooded area in Takeo, Saga prefecture, southern Japan August 28, 2019, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. JAPAN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN JAPAN.

One man was killed when his car was washed away in Saga prefecture, where some areas were hit by more than 100 mm of rainfall in an hour, public broadcaster NHK said. Television footage showed roads and railroad stations inundated and people wading knee-deep in flooded streets after several rivers broke their banks.

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