At least three people have died in flooding and landslides caused by record rainfall on Kyushu island.
Three people were killed and three others are missing in flooding in southwest Japan caused by the region's "heaviest" rain ever.
Roads and powerlines were cut, and thousands were ordered to evacuate as further downpours were expected. The downpours prompted evacuation notices for hundreds of thousands of people and remote communities remain effectively cut off by flooding and other damage, he said. According to the Japanese Meteorological Agency, the heaviest rainfall recorded in Japan was in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, on 12 October, 2019,Scientists say climate change is intensifying the risk of heavy rain in Japan and elsewhere, because a warmer atmosphere holds more water.
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