Storm-hit areas in Japan brace for heavy rains, 60,000 advised to evacuate
At least 82 people were killed when Hagibis lashed central and eastern Japan with heavy rains and high winds. Nearly a dozen are still missing and more than 300 were injured.
Oct 25, 2019, 08:49 AM IST
Japan floods toll increase to 104; 56 others missing
The death toll from devastating floods resulting from torrential rains pounding Japan has increased to 104, with 56 others reported missing, authorities said on Monday.
Jul 09, 2018, 13:15 PM IST
Death toll in Japan floods mounts to 85 after record rains
The death toll from the devastating floods after record rains pounded Japan has increased to 85.
Jul 09, 2018, 10:16 AM IST
44 dead as record rains devastate parts of Japan
The toll in record rains that have devastated parts of Japan rose today to at least 44, officials said, with authorities issuing new warnings as torrential downpours continued.
Jul 08, 2018, 07:19 AM IST
8 dead, 50 reported missing as heavy floods hit Japan
Japanese media say at least eight people have been killed and more than 50 are missing as torrents of rainfall and flooding continued to batter southwestern Japan.
Jul 07, 2018, 09:00 AM IST
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe promises to help victims of floods; death toll up to 25
Torrential rain that began a week ago set off landslides and sent rivers surging over their banks on the southwestern island of Kyushu, at one point forcing more than 400,000 people from their homes.
Jul 12, 2017, 12:37 PM IST
More heavy rain forecast for Japan as death toll rises to 16
Authorities warned of more downpours over the weekend, compounding the misery that the summer storms have brought to southwest Japan since Wednesday.
Jul 08, 2017, 12:53 PM IST
Death toll rises to five after Japan flood: Media
The number of people who died in floods which devastated Japan this week reached five Sunday as rescuers continued their search for more than a dozen still missing, local media said.
Sep 13, 2015, 10:25 AM IST
Japan resumes search for 16 missing as flood evacuees wait to return home
Search teams using boats and helicopters resumed looking on Saturday for at least 16 people still missing after torrential rain and flooding across Japan this week, while thousands waited to return to their homes as waters slowly receded.
Sep 12, 2015, 08:53 AM IST
Japan rivers burst their banks triggering further floods, 25 missing
Floods that swept houses off their foundations and crushed others under landslides spread across Japan on Friday as more rivers burst their banks, leaving at least 25 people missing and forcing more than 100,000 to flee.
Sep 11, 2015, 09:33 AM IST
