Massive rainfall rain lased western and southwestern Japan on Friday, resulting in one person dead and at least two others missing, while the country's Metrological department agency issued warnings for more downpours. According to reports, a woman died and two others remained missing after a mudslide destroyed two homes in Unzen, Nagasaki prefecture, in the south-western Kyushu region, due to heavy rain

The Japan weather department issued its highest level rain alert in the western prefecture of Hiroshima, warning of possible flooding, swollen rivers and mudslides. According to local authorities, a woman died and two others remained missing after a mudslide destroyed two homes in Unzen, Nagasaki prefecture, in the southwestern Kyushu region.

According to the climate control agency, amounts of rainfall in Unzen and Shimabara reached record high. In Amakusa, Kumamoto prefecture, record downpour was also recorded in the same period, it said. Meanwhile, In Tokyo, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga held an emergency meeting with members of his cabinet, calling on people affected to evacuate immediately if necessary,

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