Record heavy rain in western Japan has caused widespread flooding and landslides, forcing authorities to issue evacuation orders for more than 76,000 residents. Television footage shows homes and vehicles in Kumamoto prefecture partly submerged, and several bridges have been washed away Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Japan floods: nursing home residents feared dead ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/04/japanese-floods-leave-fourteen-feared-dead-at-nursing-home At least two people die as record heavy rain lashes Japan ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/04/at-least-two-people-die-as-record-heavy-rain-lashes-japan Support the Guardian ► https://support.theguardian.com/contribute Today in Focus podcast ► https://www.thebit.ly/GDNsport Guardian Culture ► http://is.gd/guardianculture Show more