Search for missing continues in rain-hit southwestern Japan

Rescue workers on Friday continued to search for 16 people missing on the southwestern Japan main island of Kyushu following torrential rain since last week.Police resumed searches for five people missing in Yufu and Hita in Oita Prefecture, while Hitoyoshi and Kuma in Kumamoto Prefecture started accepting volunteer workers from within the prefecture to help remove flood debris.Kumamoto Prefecture, which has been hit hardest by the heavy downpours that began Saturday, said the death toll in the prefecture rose to 60 after confirming the death of another person, while 10 others remain missin…READ FULL ARTICLE