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Death toll at 22 after heavy rains, mudslides in Japan
Tokyo (AFP) Jul 23, 2006 Three more people have been found dead in southwestern Japan following floods and mudslides triggered by torrential rain, raising the death toll to at least 22, police said Sunday. In Kagoshima prefecture on Kyushu island, two men aged 45 and 57, along with a 65-year-old woman, were killed by mudslides, a local police officer said, adding that another person was still listed as missing. "The rain is not as heavy as before for now, but police and rescuers are ready should more mudslides occur," he said, noting the national weather agency was forecasting more rainfall overnight and into Monday morning. The heavy rain, caused by a seasonal front, has washed out the country's southwest, with Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures recording 1.2 meters (four feet) of rain since the storms began last week, the agency said. Related Links
Fears mining boom could destroy Tibet
Beijing (AFP) Jul 23, 2006 Tibetans and experts fear that Tibet's environment could suffer due to an expected mining boom fueled by the recent opening of the first railroad line to the Himalayan plateau. |
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