Several people reported missing after powerful rains lash southern Japan
Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba urged residents to "prioritise actions to save your lives" as heavy rainfall triggered flooding and mudslides in the country's south.
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00:01Several people are injured and missing in southern Japan after heavy rains caused mudslides, flooding and travel chaos.
00:10Authorities issued evacuation orders to tens of thousands in the Kumamoto province as troops were deployed to give residents fresh water.
00:20Japan's Prime Minister has urged citizens to exercise maximum cautions and prioritise life-saving actions.
00:27Several are missing after the floods, including a man who vanished whilst three of his family members waited in a car to head to an evacuation centre.
00:37At least four others are missing in the prefecture, including three that fell into bursting rivers.
00:43The rains hit over Japan's Buddhist Bon holiday week, causing several bullet and local train services to be cancelled.
00:53The rains hit over Japan's Buddhist Bon holiday week, causing several bullet and local train services to be cancelled.
01:07The country's meteorological agency said Monday it issued the highest level warning for Kumamoto,
01:13with heavy rains expected to continue until Tuesday.
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