Rescuers Race to Find Survivors After Japan Floods Kill at Least 126

Rescuers Race to Find Survivors After Japan Floods Kill at Least 126
A helicopter flies over Mabi town which was flooded by the heavy rain in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo July 9, 2018. Kyodo/via Reuters
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KURASHIKI, Japan—Rescuers in western Japan dug through mud and rubble early on Tuesday, racing to find survivors after torrential rain that began last week unleashed floods and landslides that killed up to 130 people, with dozens missing.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe canceled an overseas trip to deal with Japan’s worst flood disaster since 1982, with several million people forced from their homes.