This strong rainy At least one dead and two missing in western Japan due to landslides and flooded roads.
Authorities reported that an elderly man was pulled out of a car that had sunk into a ditch in the city of Yamaguchi on Saturday morning, but they could only confirm his death, the Asahi Shimbun newspaper reported.
In Mine city in Yamaguchi prefecture, 7 vehicles were flooded and six of the drivers were rescued, but Police continue to search for the only driver who could not be identified.. In the city of Yufu, Oita prefecture, local authorities reported that a house was destroyed by a landslide and a resident could not be located.
The Japan Meteorological Agency has urged caution for the danger of further landslides and flooding as heavy rain and thunderstorms are expected through most of western and eastern Japan by July 2.