250,000PEOPLE EVACUTE DUE TO
JAPAN RAINS
Torrential downpour
continued to drench Japan's Kyushu island Saturday14th July,2012, killing at
least 22 people which forced authorities to order the evacuation of more than
246,000 residents, Xinhua reported.Thousands of people were ordered to evacuate
in the rain-hit Kumamoto, Oita and Fukuoka prefectures.The heavy rain also
halted bullet train services, forced the closure of expressways and caused
power blackouts.Police said eight people were missing as a result of the
intermittent rain.
Prof.
John Kurakar
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