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- Heavy rain slams southern Japan, triggering floods and mudslides</p>
<p>August 7, 2025 at 11:33 PM</p>
<p>1 / 2Japan Heavy RainJapan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks to reporters at his office in Tokyo Friday, Aug. 8, 2025, as officials issued hightest-level warnings of heavy rain in southern Japan. (Keisuke Hosojima/Kyodo News via AP)</p>
<p>TOKYO (AP) — Torrential rain pounded the southern Japanese island of Kyushu on Friday, triggering floods and landslides and sending residents to shelters as officials issued highest-level warnings in parts of the region.</p>
<p>A mudslide hit a house in Aira city in Kagoshima prefecture, burying two people who were rescued alive and taken to hospital, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency.</p>
<p>The agency issued evacuation advisories to more than 360,000 people in Kagoshima prefecture and neighboring Miyazaki.</p>
<p>Television footage showed muddy water gushing down swollen rivers. In Kirishima city, floodwater was up to knee level at a shopping mall.</p>
<p>The heavy rain paralyzed local transportation, halting trains and buses. Dozens of flights in and out of Kagoshima have been canceled.</p>
<p>Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba 's government set up a task force for emergency response and support. "The government will do everything to protect your life and safety," he said.</p>
<p>The Japan Meteorological Agency predicted heavy rainfall and thunderstorms through Friday in Kyushu because of a low-pressure system.</p>
<p>JMA official Shuichi Tachihara, in a nationally televised news conference, warned that there is a growing risk of disaster, urging residents in the region to take early precautions.</p>
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