Japan flooding: Many feared dead in flooded care home

[Disir]

Fifteen people are believed dead and nine are missing on Japan's southern island of Kyushu as devastating rains cause flooding and landslides.

Fourteen victims were found in the same flooded nursing home while the other was pulled from a landslide. The deaths have yet to be formally certified.

The authorities have ordered more than 200,000 to evacuate and 10,000 soldiers are being sent to help rescuers.

Heavy rain is predicted to continue overnight into Sunday.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe urged people to be on "maximum alert".

The prefectures of Kumamoto and Kagoshima have been worst hit.

Japan flooding: Fourteen dead in flooded care home

At least 16 people have died and a dozen are missing on the island of Kyushu amid devastating rains.

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Holy cow. Did they just not think to evacuate them?

 

[Bootney Lee Farnsworth]

Fifteen people are believed dead and nine are missing on Japan's southern island of Kyushu as devastating rains cause flooding and landslides.

Fourteen victims were found in the same flooded nursing home while the other was pulled from a landslide. The deaths have yet to be formally certified.

The authorities have ordered more than 200,000 to evacuate and 10,000 soldiers are being sent to help rescuers.

Heavy rain is predicted to continue overnight into Sunday.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe urged people to be on "maximum alert".

The prefectures of Kumamoto and Kagoshima have been worst hit.

Japan flooding: Fourteen dead in flooded care home

At least 16 people have died and a dozen are missing on the island of Kyushu amid devastating rains.

www.bbc.com

Holy cow. Did they just not think to evacuate them?

I miss living in Japan.

 

[Tijn Von Ingersleben]

So sad. Poor Japanese people.

 

[Muhammed]

So sad. Poor Japanese people.

I've been there twice. Never longer than a week. Culture shok.

 

[Tijn Von Ingersleben]

So sad. Poor Japanese people.

I've been there twice. Never longer than a week. Culture shok.

I loved my time there. Wonderful people. Though I think a person has to see the rest of Asia to appreciate the Japanese. They are truly a whole other level of civilization.

 

[Unkotare]

There is dangerous flooding in that area of the country almost every year, but this is tragic.