Heavy rain drenches Kyushu, weather agency warns of landslides, flooding

Heavy rain hit northern Kyushu on Thursday as a seasonal rain front and low-pressure system affected Japan's southwestern main island, with so-called rainbands forming across five of its prefectures -- Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto and Oita.The Japan Meteorological Agency warned of landslides, flooding and rising rivers as unstable atmospheric conditions spread across western and eastern Japan.In Saikai, Nagasaki Prefecture, more than 80 millimeters of rain fell in a single hour before dawn.The heavy rain triggered landslides at multiple locations in Hita, Oita Prefecture, while the Chi…READ FULL ARTICLE