Record rainfall in parts of Japan on Saturday (July 1) flooded some towns and left one dead and two missing, according to local media reports.

Social media footage showed flooded streets, partially submerged houses and a swollen Asa River in Sanyo Onoda city in Yamaguchi Prefecture, in the aftermath of the intense rain.

Japanese media reported that a man had died in a swept-away car in the same region.

According to Japan’s Meteorological Agency, several places in Yamaguchi Prefecture and northern Kyushu area logged record rainfall on Saturday.

Yamaguchi city registered 289mm in the past 24-hour period, while Kunimi in Oita Prefecture had 249.5mm of rainfall, both of which were the highest number since the statistics began.

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