a mudslide destroyed a house on thursday night in gifu. two men and one woman died. in another city, cars are reported to be stuck drifting in floodwaters. three people are unaccounted for. in a shimane prefecture a landslide appeared before dawn on monday. a mother and her two children were trapped. police and firefighters rescued a girl who had suffered a broken leg. the mother and her son were found unconscious but later died. >>> toyota motor plans to build its second assembly plant in brazil to strengthen the business and emerging economies. the japanese auto giant said on friday that it will spend about $600 million for the construction of the new plant. the factory will be capable of assembling 70,000 vehicles a year, mainly low-priced compact cars for emerging countries. toyota said the construction work will start in september and that the assembly lines will be up and running by the second half of 2012. brazil's economy has been growing fast, even after the world was hit by the financial crisis. toyota is trying to catch up with other automakers in making i

the meteorological agency says record rains fell in the evening in gifu prefecture in central japan. a mudslide destroyed a house on thursday night, leaving three family members missing. the 24-hour rainfall in the town reached nearly 240 millimeters. some areas of central and western japan have seen 500 to 600 millimeters of rain since saturday, surpassing the average amount for the whole of july. in kane city also in gifu prefecture, cars are reported to be stuck or drifting in floods, with two people unaccounted for. one woman was swept away while her daughter was being rescued from a car, where they were waiting for help. in matsue city, western japan, shortly before 2:00 a.m. on friday, a landslide propelled huge rocks into a house. three people were trapped inside, including two elementary school children. police and firefighters used heavy equipment to mount a rescue. shortly after 5:00 a.m., they pulled an 11-year-old girl from the house. the police say the girl has an injured leg but is conscious. two four-meter rocks smashed through the roof of the two-story house. police a

and 38 degrees for gifu. very hot conditions. and they'll likely last for another couple of days., for europe today a new system is moving into the british isles. so wet weather for you here. also we've got this frontal boundary producing showers from scandinavia in toward western europe. the rain, however, for continental europe should be nice, a welcome break, breaking down the heat a little bit more. however, berlin still going to be pretty hot on thursday. 32 for your high. and then 34 degrees still in vienna. paris still looking nice and much cooler. much, much hotter picture toward the east, meanwhile. 35 in kiev, and 33 degrees for moscow. so heating up yet again. it's been a pretty hot past couple of days, and it is starting to cause all sorts of problems. here's a look at some of the latest footage. strong storms erupted across moscow on tuesday night. they toppled trees, also damaging some buildings as well. the heat is also starting to warm up waters, and it's making jellyfish rather active. they're really enjoying the warmth. but on the other hand, it's proven deadly f

yet again across a lot of japan, especially central sections, looking at an expected high of 38, in gifu in kyoto. heat-related issues are going to be a major concern, so make sure to stay really well hide raiydr. over toward the americas. and in the caribbean we are watching a new storm system, tropical storm bonnie that just formed. this will be our second tropical storm of the atlantic hurricane season. it's now just south of the bahamas and expected to head in toward the gulf of mexico aiming for the lower mississippi valley, especially around louisiana. where likely it will make landfall. slow strengthening is expected in the next 48 hours, but already it's been bringing quite a bit of rain to the caribbean islands as well as the florida peninsula, and expect that to continue. and that rainy area will head northward. all of you in this area really need to watch out and keep updated with what your local reports are telling you. that's a look at your weather for now. and i'll leave you with your three-day outlook. ♪ ♪ >>> tinndged by etheir loved osa prefecture, ntl jan message tham o