2 dead as northeastern Japan battered by heavy rain

At least two people were reported dead with multiple unaccounted for after heavy rain pounded parts of northeastern Japan, triggering river flooding and landslides, local authorities said Friday.Yoshio Sato, 86, is believed to have been carried away by the flooded Omono River in Akita Prefecture and was found dead, while another man was reported missing at a construction site in Yuzawa in the same prefecture.Two police officers in their 20s in the neighboring Yamagata Prefecture were unaccounted for after being swept away in a police car, but one has since been found and confirmed dead.The …READ FULL ARTICLE