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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