The southwest of Japan dissolves in the flood

Most 400,000 people were forced to evacuate because the rain that caused flooding in southwestern Japan today could return home, but authorities warned of the danger of the rain that killed at least 27 people. The weekend is not over yet.

Thousands of damaged houses and roads and hundreds of landslides
is recognized.Photo of a corner of Yame city, Fukuoka Prefecture on July 15.

The Japanese army had to use a helicopter to
food supplies to the divided districts.

Rain like 'waterfall', Yoko Yoshika, in Yamaguchi Prefecture, said.'Awful'.

Japanese troops search for missing people in these
the house collapsed due to landslides in Aso, northwestern Japan on July 15.

In Yame, the city with 69,000 people in Fukuoka Prefecture, 74
People were trapped by floods in 3 different locations.

Rain is concentrated in some areas in the south
and extended north, to the ancient capital of Kyoto.

In Kyoto the amount of rainfall exceeds 90mm / h.

Fukuoka Prefecture said today July 16, more than 4,300
The house, 800 roads and 20 bridges were damaged. At least
518 landslides were recorded and 2,700 people were evacuated.

Kyodo news agency said 27 people were killed and the police show up
Still looking for 5 missing people in 3 Kumamoto provinces, Oita and Fukuoka.

Across the country the number of deaths is still unknown.

Weather officials warned people to be cautious, even at those
The rain area has stopped, because the soil is still pasty and landslides are at risk of continuing.

They also said that rain could continue at the end
today, aggravating the situation.