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More heavy rain forecast for Japan as death toll rises to 16

By REUTERS

JULY 8, 2017 10:22

Japanese rescue crews took advantage of a break in the weather on Saturday to search for survivors of torrential rain, floods and landslides, as the death toll from several days of freak weather rose to 16, the NHK state broadcaster reported.

Authorities warned of more downpours over the weekend, compounding the misery that the summer storms have brought to southwest Japan since Wednesday.

Some neighborhoods have been devastated by flooding and landslides, and rescue workers and residents have been picking their way through expanses of broken, water-logged trees, branches and mud.

"All the mud and debris is making the clean-up effort difficult," said Susumu Higuchi, a resident of Asakura.

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