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1 dead as Japan warns of 'heaviest rain ever' in southwest

Japan's weather agency warned the country's southwest would see the region's "heaviest rain ever".

TOKYO: One person died in a landslide and hundreds of thousands of people have been urged to evacuate their homes in southwestern Japan as forecasters on Monday warned of the "heaviest rain ever" in the region.

A 77-year-old woman was confirmed dead in a landslide that hit her home overnight in rural Fukuoka, the local fire department told AFP.

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