Rescuers are searching for 14 people missing after floods hit the Kumamoto region on the southwestern island of Kyushu.
About 34 people are either confirmed or feared dead - including 14 at a nursing home - after torrential rain in Japan triggered massive floods and mudslides, authorities said.
More than 200,000 people have been urged to evacuate as authorities request those in emergency shelters to wash their hands, wear masks and maintain social distance to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Social distancing is maintained at a shelter for evacuees in the flood-ravaged city of Hitoyoshi in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan.Communities along the Kuma River, which passes through Hitoyoshi, have been hit hard by the floodwaters.
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