143,000 people in Kyoto ordered to evacuate after heavy rain

LATEST UPDATE: Rescuers race against time to find missing as western Japan flood toll hits 146Evacuation orders were issued Thursday for 143,000 people in Kyoto Prefecture and 9,700 others in Osaka Prefecture amid an escalating risk of mudslides following heavy rain in western Japan.The Japan Meteorological Agency warned of landslides and rising river levels as the heavy rain may continue through Sunday in the Kinki region including Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures, part of which is still reeling from a deadly quake in June.At a construction site in Inagawa, Hyogo Prefecture, a worker di…READ FULL ARTICLE