3 killed, 25 missing in Japan floods
Relentless flooding from torrential rains has claimed the lives of three people across Japan, while another 25 have gone missing.
Authorities reported the fatalities on Friday amid no let-up in disastrous raining, triggered by Typhoon Etau, which overwhelmed the country earlier in the week.
One woman was found dead in the Kanuma city, 100 kilometers (62 miles) north of Tokyo, after mudslides struck her house.
Another woman was found dead in Miyagi Prefecture in the country’s northeast. A male victim also lost his life in the eastern Japan Tochigi Prefecture.
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Residents gather along a street damaged by floodwaters in the city of Joso in Ibaraki prefecture on September 11, 2015. (AFP photo) -
Police officers walk through flooded fields to search for missing people in the city of Joso, located to the north of Tokyo, on September 11, 2015 (AFP photo). -
Evacuees prepare to board a military helicopter on the roof of a flooded shopping center in the city of Joso, located to the north of Tokyo, on September 11, 2015 (AFP photo). -
TOPSHOTS Rescue workers transport evacuees in a rubber boat through floodwaters in Tochigi prefecture, north of Tokyo, on September 10, 2015 (AFP photo). -
Vehicles lie stranded in muddy floodwaters in the city of Joso in Ibaraki prefecture on September 11, 2015. (AFP photo) -
Debris and mud are seen outside a house damaged by massive flooding in the city of Joso in Ibaraki prefecture on September 11, 2015. (AFP photo) -
A heavy digger is used to remove debris along a damaged road in the city of Joso in Ibaraki prefecture on September 11, 2015. (AFP photo) -
Resident walk on a flooded street after leaving a shelter in the city of Joso in Ibaraki prefecture on September 11, 2015. (AFP photo) -
Police gather to search for missing people after flooding damaged areas in the city of Joso in Ibaraki prefecture on September 11, 2015. (AFP photo) -
Evacuees queue as they prepare to board a military helicopter on the roof of a flooded shopping center in the city of Joso in Ibaraki prefecture on September 11, 2015. (AFP photo) -
Military servicemen tug a boat as they head to a flooded shopping center to rescue people in Joso city, Ibaraki prefecture, on September 11, 2015. (AFP photo)
The missing, who included two eight-year-old children, were from the Joso city, located to the north of the capital, where the Kinugawa River burst its banks on Thursday, flooding residential areas and farming fields.
Government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said some 5,800 troops, police, and firefighters had been dispatched to flooded areas.
“The government is making the utmost effort, mobilizing police, firefighters and the Self-Defense Forces, to rescue people as quickly as possible,” Suga said in Tokyo.
