Sept. 21 (UPI) --At least one person is dead and six others are missing in Japan as parts of that country deal with record rainfall and the resulting catastrophic flooding, officials warned on ...

The flood has come after an unprecedented amount of rain leading to flooding and landslides in the coastal region of Ishikawa. The BBC reports that the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued its ...

Scholars and designers of early warning systems say that there are still huge gaps in our ability to predict flash floods and warn those at risk.

Rescuers combed the debris-strewn banks of a river in central Japan on Monday, searching for drowning victims after homes were swept away in flooding and landslides that claimed at least seven ...

Japanese authorities told tens of thousands of people to evacuate the quake-hit region of Ishikawa on September 21 as heavy rain caused flooding, with one person unaccounted for, officials said.

Japan has seen unprecedented rainfall in parts of the country in recent years, with floods and landslides sometimes causing casualties. (File photo: AFP) ...

TOKYO (AP) — Heavy rain hit northern Japan Thursday, triggering floods and landslides, disrupting transportation systems and forcing hundreds of residents to take shelter at safer grounds.

Sept. 21 (UPI) --At least one person is dead and six others are missing in Japan as parts of that country deal with record rainfall and the resulting catastrophic flooding, officials warned on ...