TOKYO: A man was found dead in a flooded car as torrential rains lashed northern Japan on Sunday, a week after seven people were killed in similar weather in the country's southwest.
A police spokesman told Agence France-Presse they had 'confirmed the death' of a man who was inside a car found submerged in a rice paddy in northern Akita prefecture, without giving further details.The body was discovered Sunday morning by rescuers who had launched a search after the man made an emergency call Saturday evening saying his car was stuck in water, the Yomiuri Shimbun reported.
One person was killed and hundreds of thousands were urged to PHOTO BY JIJI PRESS/ AFPSince last weekend, a heavy band of precipitation has dumped record-breaking amounts of rain in some parts of Japan, causing rivers to overflow and sodden earth to collapse in landslides.The southwestern Kyushu area has seen seven people killed and transport services disrupted, as well as a temporary power blackout.The rain front has gradually moved from the country's southwest to the north.
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