rain will become heavier once again in fukuoka and kagoshima as we go into the weekend. rainfall has also fallen in eastern china. the same frontal system along the basin has c caused deadly flooding. heavy rains caused severe flooding and major landslides in hubei province china this weeee. some partsts of wuhan city received nearly 700 millimeters of rainfall. rescue teams carried hand bags to rescue areas and rescued people t trapped i in floods. local reports say eight found were dead and one was rescued. heavy rain will be seen in the north in places like shandong province where up to 150 millimeters is possible. heavy rain has also been poundi pounding chongqing. that's all for now. stay safe. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> and that is all for this edition of nhk newsline. i'm yamamoto miki in tokyo. thank you for staying with us on nhk world japan. >>> welcome to "newsline in-depth." i'm shibuya aki. what's big bright and goes boom in summer? fireworks! here in japan, fireworks are a highlight of the hotter months. they draw huge crowds of people, all of them gazing up into the night

the prefectures of kumamoto and kagoshima have been worst hit, but there's more to come. flooding isn'tjust affecting japan —parts of china have been hammered by heavy rainfall. reged ahmad reports. mud and damage with cars casually flipped over. this is the aftermath of devastating flooding infected on parts of japan's southern island of kyushu. unprecedented heavy rains over the weekend led to rivers bursting their banks, causing landslides and leaving a path of muddy destruction. dozens have died and there are others still missing as further mudslides and rain hamper rescue efforts. translation: over 40,000 members from units of the police, fire department, self—defense forces, and coast guard are putting all of their efforts into searching for and rescuing people. residents are keen to clean up the mess but their efforts may be premature, with strong warnings of more to come. translation: the municipalities where the heavy rain emergency warning has been issued have suffered torrential rain which is so severe that it's never been experienced before. damage from landsl

the prefectures of kumamoto and kagoshima have been worst hit, but there's more to come as high—levelugh. parts of china are also experiencing damage from heavy rainfall too. reged ahmad reports. mud and damage with cars casually flip over. this is the aftermath of devastating flooding infected on parts of japan's southern island of kyushu. unprecedented heavy rains over the weekend led to rivers bursting their banks causing landslides and leaving a path of muddy destruction. dozens have died and there are others still missing as further mudslides and rain hamper rescue efforts. translation: over 40,000 members from units of the police, fire department, self—defense forces, and coast guard are putting all of their efforts into searching for and rescuing people. residents are keen to clean up the mess but their efforts may be premature with strong warnings of more to come. translation: the municipalities where the heavy rain emergency warning has been issued have suffered torrential rain which is so severe that it's never been experienced before. damage from landslides, flooding and ot