Death toll rises to 155 in Japan flooding, mudslides

The death toll on Tuesday rose to more than 150 people in the flooding and mudslides in western Japan, the government said.


Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga announced Tuesday with the heavy rain that triggered the floods, 155 people are now confirmed dead and one person has no vital signs.

More than 60 people are still unaccounted for, including those in one of the hardest-hit areas, Hiroshima prefecture, Suga said. Rescuers are digging through mud and rubble for survivors.
  (upi)
 10/7/18
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