At least 10 people have died after torrential rain in Japan caused flooding and mudslides, bringing fresh damage to areas still recovering from recent typhoons.
Some areas in Chiba and Fukushima prefectures, in eastern and north eastern Japan, have seen a month’s worth of rain fall in half a day.
It comes just weeks after Typhoon Hagbis left almost 80 dead and caused widespread damage.
The death toll from the flooding included nine people in Chiba and one in Fukushima.
Rescue workers recovered the body of a person in Chiba who was caught up in floodwater while driving.
In Midori district in Chiba, mudslides crushed three houses, killing three people who were buried underneath them.
Another mudslide hit a house in nearby Ichihara city, killing a woman.
In Nagara and Chonan towns, four people drowned when their vehicles were submerged.
A Midori resident who lives near a crushed home said: "There was enormous noise and impact, 'boom' like an earthquake, so I went outside. Then look what happened. I was terrified.
"Rain was even more intense than the typhoons."
Around 4,700 homes were out of running water and some train services were delayed or suspended.
In Fukushima, a woman was found dead in a park in Soma city after a report that a car was washed away. A passenger was still missing.
Rain also washed out Friday's second round of the PGA Tour's first tournament held in Japan, the Zozo Championship in Inzai city. Saturday's second-round allowed no spectators.
