Thousands ordered from homes amid Japan deluge

Agence France-Presse: About 400,000 people were ordered or advised to leave their homes in south-west Japan on Saturday as heavy rain pounded the area for a third day leaving 29 dead or missing, officials and media said. The Japan Meteorological Agency warned of more landslides and floods on the main southern island of Kyushu as rainfall of up to 11 centimetres per hour was recorded on Saturday. Evacuation orders were issued to about 260,000 people in the north of the island where more rivers burst their banks,......

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