Torrential rain has been pounding southwestern Japan, triggering floods and mudslides and leaving at least six people missing.
, triggering floods and mudslides and leaving two people dead and at least six others missing Monday.
The Japan Meteorological Agency issued an emergency heavy rain warning for Fukuoka and Oita prefectures on the southern main island of Kyushu, urging residents in riverside and hillside areas to take maximum caution. More than 1.7 million residents in vulnerable areas were urged to take shelter. Two people have died and at least six others were missing, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency and prefectural officials. A man was found dead in a vehicle that had fallen into a swollen river in Yamaguchi prefecture.
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