said if they' lt some could ta decadesr longero recor. lastear unesonsidere puttg the ree onhe world endangered list but dropped the idea after the government submitted a conservation plan. >>> it's time for the weather. here in tokyo it's 17 degrees celsius or 62 degrees fahrenheit. for this hour's world weather update, let's hear about potential floods in southern china. >> torrents of heavy rain hitting the southern andastern portions of china over the past several days. funam province hit by over 300 millimeters of rain in 24 hours. during the previous 24 hours more heavy rn fell so at least six people have been killed due to flooding and several structures damaged. the system will likely move into the south of south korea as well as western japan as we go into thursday. some areas like kumamoto will see heavy rainfall starting thursday, which shod continue into early friday. the total rain from the storm could be up to 170 millimeters. the ground is very loosened due to many earthquakes, so additional rain could cause some landslides