An elderly woman walks next to submerged and destroyed houses in a flooded area in Mabi town in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, July 9, 2018. REUTERS/Issei Kato
KURASHIKI, Japan (Reuters) - Rescuers in western Japan dug through mud and rubble early on Tuesday, racing to find survivors after torrential rain that began last week unleashed floods and landslides that killed up to 130 people, with dozens missing.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe cancelled an overseas trip to deal with Japan's worst flood disaster since 1982, with several million people forced from their homes.
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