Over 1m persons to evacuate homes in Japan amidst floods, landslides

At least 14 bridges, including 10 over the Kuma in Kumamoto were washed away, NHK reported.About 7,750 households lost electricity in the prefectures of Kagoshima and Kumamoto as at Monday, Kyushu Electric Power said.

The Meteorological Agency said it expected a seasonal rainy front to continue dumping torrential rains in wide areas of the country. Rainfall of up to 300 millimetres was forecast for northern Kyushu, up to 250 millimetres for the Tokai region, and up to 200 millimetres for southern Kyushu and the Chugoku region by Tuesday evening, according to the agency.

Two years ago, torrential rains in western Japan caused floods and landslides, killing more than 220 people, the largest number of weather-related deaths in three decades.

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