Bad weather in Japan, 15 dead

Meanwhile, emergency teams are looking for 15 other people, who are considered missing. As a result of the rains, rivers burst out of the bed flooding the streets and destroying buildings and all the others that lay ahead.

Shira, up to 30 inches [50 cm] in length, affected some areas of the island of Chishu, on the southern extreme of the Asian country. Rescue teams have been working for hours in the mud trying to find survivors, while hundreds of others have been evacuated.

Other areas affected by bad weather are in Fukuoka Prefecture, where local authorities warned that the region will experience further heavy rainfall over the weekend. Rescue operations are all engaged in 12,000 effective officers, soldiers, firefighters and staff of Japan's coast guard