Japanese ordered to evacuate flood-hit Island [View all]
Source: Al Jazeera
Evacuation order issued for 240000 people hit by heavy rains on main southern island of Kyushu.
Almost a quarter of a million people have been ordered to leave their homes in southwest Japan as heavy rain pounds the area for the third day, leaving at least 20 people dead, officials and reports say.
The Japan Meteorological Agency warned of more landslides and floods on the main southern island of Kyushu as rainfall of up to 11 centimetres per hour was recorded early on Saturday.
The agency warned that rainfall of up to 80 millimetres per hour could hit parts of northern Kyushu later in the day.
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More than 75 centimetres of rain fell in 72 hours in the inland city of Aso, the meteorological agency said (AFP)
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