More than 20,000 people were ordered to evacuate Friday as heavy rain caused flooding in part of central and northeastern Japan.The weather agency warned of landslides and flooding in other areas as the front bringing heavy rain is expected to travel southward to eastern and western regions through Saturday.An evacuation order was issued for 7,965 people in the city of Nanao in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, as the Kumaki River overflowed. The town of Hodatsushimizu in the prefecture also ordered 13,337 residents to evacuate.In the northeastern prefecture of Yamagata, a landslide block…READ FULL ARTICLE
