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An aerial view shows submerged houses and facilities at a flooded area in Takeo, Saga prefecture, southern Japan, on Aug 28, 2019
An aerial view shows submerged houses and facilities at a flooded area in Takeo, Saga prefecture, southern Japan, on Aug 28, 2019
More than twice the usual rainfall for the whole of August has fallen over parts of the southern island of Kyushu over the past 48 hours, washing away roads, causing rivers to burst their banks and forcing the suspension of train services.
One man was killed when his car was swept away in Saga prefecture, while another man in Fukuoka prefecture died after being dragged away by flood waters when he got out of his stalled car, NHK national broadcaster said.
A woman in Saga was found without signs of life - a term Japanese authorities use to describe people yet to be officially confirmed as dead - in her car after it fell into a waterway.
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