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At Least 15 Feared Dead After Torrential Rains Sweep Through Southern Japan

Japanese officials say it's the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in the region. More than 200,000 people were asked to evacuate.
Heavy rain has flooded in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto prefecture in Japan on Saturday.

At least 15 people are presumed dead and several more are missing after torrential rains pounded southern Japan on Saturday, flooding residential areas, causing mudslides and knocking out power for thousands. Officials

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