Japan Self-DefenCe Forces and police officers handle an inflatable boat to join rescue operations at a nursing home following heavy rain in Kuma village, Kumamoto prefecture, on July 5, 2020. - AFP
KUMAMOTO (AFP): Torrential rain hampered the efforts of tens of thousands of rescue workers in southwestern Japan Monday (July 6) as they hunted for survivors from deadly floods and landslides, with more downpours forecast.
Around 50 people were feared dead after heavy rain lashed areas of western Japan from early Saturday, causing rivers to burst their banks and flood low-lying regions.
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