crown89 Six dead after floods in central Japan: Reports

TOKYO: Six people have died after heavy rains triggered floods and landslides on a Japanese peninsula that is recovering from an earthquakecrown89, local media reported on Monday (Sep 23).

Public broadcaster NHK and other outlets said six were dead, while a fire department official told AFP that one had died and five were "in a state of cardio-respiratory arrest", a term used in Japan before a feared death can be confirmed by a doctor.

The regional government in Ishikawa on the Sea of Japan coast said two were missing and the status of eight people was unknown.

Heavy rain pounded Ishikawa from Saturday, with more than 540mm recorded in the city of Wajima over 72 hourscrown89, the heaviest continuous rain since comparative data became available.

A stranded car is seen in a mud-covered road following heavy rain in Wajima city, Ishikawa prefecture on Sep 22, 2024. (Photo: AFP/Yuichi YAMAZAKI)

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