Japan floods kill 26 and leave thousands cut off
Source: Guardian
Thousands of people in southern Japan remain cut off by floods and mudslides triggered by torrential rains that have killed at least 26 people, local authorities say.
Evacuation orders issued a day earlier for a quarter of a million people were lifted in most areas on Sunday as the rains subsided, allowing many people to return home.
But thousands remained cut off by landslides or fallen trees that blocked roads in mountainous areas.
More than 3,000 people were left stranded in Yame, in Fukuoka prefecture in south-west Japan, where roads were cut off to seven districts, the Kyodo news agency reported. The Japanese military airlifted food by helicopters to stranded areas.
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Can't catch a break, it seems.
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A lot of suffering for the people there. Those pictures really put it in perspective, AsahinaKimi, but it is painful to see.
I am sending positive vibes and wishing the people good luck.
I hope that all those you care for are safe - and accounted for.
I can't imagine...
In Miyazaki, on the opposite end of that area. The other family members are in Osaka, far to the North, unaffected. This all takes place in Southern Japan, far away from the disaster, that was the Tsunami struck area, in Northern Japan.
