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| Japan floods: Rescue work continues amid deadly floods | Japan floods: Rescue work continues amid deadly floods |
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| Rescue work is continuing across northeast Japan, where at least three people have died in severe flooding and many remain stranded. | Rescue work is continuing across northeast Japan, where at least three people have died in severe flooding and many remain stranded. |
| Twenty-four people are still missing and at least 27 people have been injured, eight seriously. | Twenty-four people are still missing and at least 27 people have been injured, eight seriously. |
| Officials have warned of further heavy rain and the risk of mudslides, as the extreme weather moves north. | Officials have warned of further heavy rain and the risk of mudslides, as the extreme weather moves north. |
| The torrential rain, caused by a severe tropical storm, follows Typhoon Etau, which hit Japan earlier this week. | |
| The region affected is a vast area northeast of Tokyo, stretching from Ibaraki prefecture, a short distance from the capital, right up to Miyagi prefecture, around 350km (217 miles) away. | The region affected is a vast area northeast of Tokyo, stretching from Ibaraki prefecture, a short distance from the capital, right up to Miyagi prefecture, around 350km (217 miles) away. |
| In Ibaraki prefecture: | In Ibaraki prefecture: |
| In Tochigi prefecture: | In Tochigi prefecture: |
| In Miyagi prefecture: | In Miyagi prefecture: |
| Fukushima prefecture: | Fukushima prefecture: |
| 'No time to escape' | 'No time to escape' |
| Sixty-two-year-old Hisako Sekimoto, who was rescued by military helicopter in the early morning, said she spent a sleepless night on the upper floor of her flooded house with her husband and three cats. | Sixty-two-year-old Hisako Sekimoto, who was rescued by military helicopter in the early morning, said she spent a sleepless night on the upper floor of her flooded house with her husband and three cats. |
| "There was no time to escape. All we could do was go upstairs. It was horrifying,'' she said. "I kept praying the water wouldn't come upstairs." | "There was no time to escape. All we could do was go upstairs. It was horrifying,'' she said. "I kept praying the water wouldn't come upstairs." |
| The chief forecaster at the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), Takuya Deshimaru, has said the rainfall over the past few days was "unprecedented". | The chief forecaster at the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), Takuya Deshimaru, has said the rainfall over the past few days was "unprecedented". |
| Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed a co-ordinated and speedy emergency response | Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed a co-ordinated and speedy emergency response |
| "Before anything else, we will continue to do our utmost to save lives and rescue victims, to secure the lives of people," he told reporters. | "Before anything else, we will continue to do our utmost to save lives and rescue victims, to secure the lives of people," he told reporters. |
| Japanese authorities have emphasised disaster prevention and response in recent years, stung by criticism at the time that their response to the 2011 tsunami and earthquake was sluggish. | Japanese authorities have emphasised disaster prevention and response in recent years, stung by criticism at the time that their response to the 2011 tsunami and earthquake was sluggish. |