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  Heavy rainfall in Japan causes mudslide, threatens floods

  World | August 13, 2021 14:09 IST

  Torrential rain pounding southwestern Japan has triggered a mudslide and swallowed four people in Nagasaki and threatened the region with the risk of floods and more landslides, officials said Friday

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  Japan floods death toll touches 176, PM Shinzo Abe visits affected areas

  World | July 11, 2018 11:59 IST

  Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Abe on Wednesday would visit an evacuation center in Kurashiki, a city where a river broke through an embankment and swept through residential areas, killing more than 40 people.

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  Japan: 18 people killed in landslides triggered by torrential rains

  World | August 20, 2014 12:45 IST

  Tokyo: At least 18 people, including seven children, were killed in Japan on Wednesday after landslides triggered by torrential rains hit Hiroshima prefecture, a media report said. More than 100mm of rain per hour was