Flood Displaces Over 90,000 People In Japan

More than 90,000 people have been forced to abandon their homes in Japan, as widespread flooding and landslides hit the city of Joso, north of the capital, Tokyo.

Helicopter rescue teams have been plucking people from rooftops. One person has been reported missing in the region, and at least 12 are injured. The heavy downpour came a day after a tropical storm brought winds of up to 125km/h. The hardest-hit areas have been Ibaraki and Tochigi Prefectures.

Japan’s Meterological Agency had put both regions on its highest level of alert. Footages from Joso in Ibaraki showed people clinging to the rooftops before helicopter rescue teams could safe them.

Entire homes and cars were carried away on the torrent as the Kinugawa river burst its banks after two days of heavy rainfall.