PM Abe to tour rain-hit Kumamoto on Monday as recovery efforts continue

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday will visit Kumamoto, a southwestern prefecture hit hardest by torrential rain a week ago, as recovery efforts continued after more than 100 rivers in the region and elsewhere overflowed.Abe's first tour to see the devastation will include a meeting with Kumamoto Gov. Ikuo Kabashima and a visit to the Senjuen nursing home where 14 people died after the Kuma River flooded, the prime minister's office said Sunday.The rain, which also caused hundreds of mudslides, left 62 people dead in Kumamoto and four others in neighboring prefectures. Twelve people remain…READ FULL ARTICLE