Japan : About 1.5 million people have been urged to evacuate as heavy rains caused floods and landslides in western Japan.
One woman has been killed and two were missing on Saturday after torrential rain caused a landslide that engulfed at least two houses in Nagasaki prefecture.
Rivers have burst their banks and rain has continued to fall, damaging homes and causing transport disruption.
Another mudslide in Hiroshima late on Friday left one person seriously injured.
Large parts of western Japan, particularly the southernmost main island of Kyushu, have seen record levels of rainfall, with as much as 956mm (37.6 inches) of rain falling in one area over the three days up to noon on Saturday.
Japan has issued its highest level 5 risk alert, meaning around 1.5 million people have been asked to evacuate, the NHK public broadcaster said.
SN
