Parts of northern Japan received nearly 400mm of rain, with 200,000 people on alert for more rain in coming days.
Parts of northern Japan have been lashed by record rainfall, forcing thousands to evacuate and leaving 200,000 others on alert.Record heavy rain has forced the evacuation of thousands of people across parts of northern Japan and killed at least two people, as rivers burst their banks washing away bridges and cars.
A man in his 60s also remains missing after a landslide at roadworks in Akita's Yuzawa city, according to media. Some motorways were closed in the area and Shinkansen bullet trains suspended operations, government spokesman Yoshimasa Hayashi told reporters. It later downgraded the warning by one notch in the country's five-tier warning system, but called for the public to stay vigilant for potential landslides and flooding.
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