At least two people have died and tens of thousands forced to evacuate after torrential rain hit southwest Japan.
The downpours caused rivers to burst their banks and triggered deadly landslides.
Japan's Meteorological Agency has described the weather as the "heaviest rain ever experienced" in the region.
Japan has become the latest country to be hit by unusually heavy rain in recent days. In the heaviest deluge ever in the country..
Torrential rain over southwest Japan triggered landslides that killed at least one person as authorities urged tens of thousands to..