At least six dead as record-breaking rains cause landslides in southwestern Japan

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Published: Jun 21, 2016, 22:09 IST | Updated: Jun 21, 2016, 22:09 IST

At least six dead as record-breaking rains cause landslides in southwestern Japan

Among those killed were a couple in their 80s whose house in Kumamoto was engulfed by mud after some places were hit by more than 100 mm of rain in an hour.

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Authorities had issued warnings and advised people to evacuate areas where the ground was weakened by an April earthquake

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