Japan's Meteorological Agency has issued a heavy rain emergency warning for Nagasaki, Saga and Fukuoka prefectures in Kyushu. The warning is the highest level on the agency's scale.
A seasonal rain front is hovering over Japan, bringing torrential rain to many parts of the country. Weather officials are warning of flooding and landslides in central and western Japan.
Heavy rain pounded the northern Kyushu region early Wednesday morning.
Japan's Meteorological Agency has issued a heavy rain emergency warning for parts of Fukuoka, Saga, and Nagasaki prefectures in the country's southwestern region of Kyushu.
That's the agency's highest- level warning on the 5-step scale. Serious damage from landslides, flooding and other dangers is highly likely to have occurred already in those municipalities.
Japan's Meteorological Agency has issued a heavy rain emergency warning for Fukuoka, Saga, and Nagasaki prefectures in the country's southwestern region of Kyushu. The warning is the highest level on the agency's scale.
The prefectures are experiencing rainfall that hasn't been seen in several decades.
Flooding in parts of southern Japan caused by torrential rain has inundated many residential areas. Authorities say over 15 people have no vital signs and others are missing.
A band of clouds hung over southern Japan on Saturday, dumping rain on Kumamoto Prefecture although the downpour has eased for now.
Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo has instructed officials to take every possible measure to deal with rain disasters in the country's southwest, with the priority on saving lives.
Abe held a meeting of ministers on Saturday morning to discuss government responses, after a heavy rain emergency warning was issued for the prefectures of Kumamoto and Kagoshima. Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga Yoshihide and other ministers attended.
Flooding in parts of southern Japan caused by torrential rain has inundated many residential areas. Authorities say more than 17 people have been found with no vital signs while others are missing.
A band of cloud hung over southern Japan on Saturday, dumping heavy rain on Kumamoto Prefecture. The rain has since eased.
Authorities say over 10 people are without vital signs and others are missing, after torrential rains and flooding hit parts of southern Japan.
A band of cloud hung over the region on Saturday, dumping rain on Kumamoto Prefecture, although the downpour has eased for now.
Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo has instructed officials to take every possible measure to deal with rain disasters in the country's southwest, with the priority on saving lives.
Abe held a meeting of ministers on Saturday morning to discuss government responses, after a heavy rain emergency warning was issued for the prefectures of Kumamoto and Kagoshima. Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga Yoshihide and other ministers attended.
Heavy rains continue in parts of Kumamoto and Kagoshima prefectures in the Kyushu region of southern Japan.
A heavy rain emergency warning issued for three municipalities in Kagoshima prefecture has been switched to a warning. However, the emergency warning is still in place for Isa city in Kagoshima, as well as parts of Kumamoto Prefecture.
Japan's Meteorological Agency has issued a heavy rain emergency warning for parts of Kumamoto and Kagoshima Prefectures in the Kyushu region. The once-in-decades deluge is the highest warning level on a scale of 1 to 5.
Authorities are calling on people in the designated areas to evacuate or remain in safe areas. The warning has been issued for 16 municipalities in Kumamoto, and 4 in Kagoshima.
Japanese weather officials say heavy rain and thunderstorms will hit some parts of Japan's Pacific Coast through Saturday, raising the risk of mudslides.
The Meteorological Agency says warm and humid air has flown into the front and the low-pressure system, creating an unstable atmospheric condition mostly in western Japan.
Japanese weather officials forecast rain and thunder storms will hit wider parts of western Japan from Thursday night through Saturday.
The Meteorological Agency expects a seasonal rain front and a low-pressure system to approach the region on Friday and later.
Heavy rain has pummeled the Tokai region, central Japan, prompting weather officials to warn of mudslides.
The accumulated rainfall for the one hour through 5 p.m. on Wednesday reached 32 millimeters in Kawazu Town in Shizuoka Prefecture.