One Killed as Heavy Rain Triggers Landslides in Japan

Part of a handrail sits submerged after the Shirakawa River in the city of Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, rose following heavy rains across the Japanese island of Kyushu on June 30, 2023. STR/JIJI Press/AFP via Getty Images

Torrential rain over southwest Japan triggered landslides that killed at least one person, while three were missing, as authorities urged tens of thousands to leave their homes because of the danger of more landslides and floods.

Japan is the latest country to be hit by unusually heavy rain in various parts of the world in recent days that has raised new fears of the pace of climate change.