On Sunday after torrential rain in western Japan triggered massive floods and mudslides,Two people died and 16 others were feared dead.
A man and a woman in their 80s in different towns in the western Kumamoto region died in mudslides, according to national broadcaster NHK and other Japanese media, although they gave no other details.
Sixteen others feared and remained in a state of "cardio-respiratory arrest", according to NHK, using a term often used in Japan before a doctor officially certifies death.
On Saturday Governor Ikuo Kabashima announced,14 were residents of a nursing home.
The broadcaster said, Six others were missing.
The municipal offices,and Officials at the regional government. which have been directly affected by the disaster, could not immediately confirm the reported deaths.
They were taking measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus at evacuation shelters set up across the region, such as handwashing and keeping distance between families.
Self-Defense Forces have been out all night looking for missing people and rescuing those trapped in their homes.
The rain had eased in Kumamoto by Sunday morning, collapsed bridges and blocked roads due to broad flooding and mudslides have isolated many communities in the region, Said by NHK.
Houses,and vehicle are been swept away by the flood,leaving many towns submerged under muddy water.
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