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Kyushu, located in southern Japan, heavy rains spilled over the weekend, the town was submerged, and the river hit an elderly care facility. So far, 48 people have been killed. 

I am a correspondent to Yoo Sung-jae, Tokyo.

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yellow soil that ran down the slope hit the private house.

The embankment collapsed, and the entire village was submerged.

Kumamoto Prefecture in Kyushu, southern Japan.

From yesterday (day 3) to yesterday afternoon, the largest downpour in the history of observation near 500 mm during the day.

Landslides followed inland mountainous areas, and flooding damage was widespread as the Kuma River, which flowed through the southern part of the prefecture, flooded 11 locations.


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this water crisis, 20 people have died in Kumamoto Prefecture so far, and 14 people have disappeared due to the rapids or burial of sediment.

In addition, yesterday, 14 elderly people who were not evacuated from a nursing facility isolated by flooding at dawn were found late in cardiopulmonary arrest and were taken to hospital.

It is known that the facility has users and employees who have not yet escaped.

Local fire departments and Self-Defense Forces are also urgently evaluating isolated homes and facilities while conducting emergency rescue operations.

In addition, in urban areas, more than 4,000 households were discontinued to supply electricity, and evacuation advisories were once issued to 200,000 residents.

Locally, it started to rain a lot again.

In particular, as it is expected to have a heavy rain of up to 250mm by tomorrow afternoon, additional damage is a concern.

(Video coverage: Chulmin Han, Video editing: Yonghwa Jung)