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heavy rain and overflowing rivers in the southern japanese island of kyushu have forced almost 400,000 homes. a rare weather front in fukuoka prefecture, caused water surges to inundate homes and roads. forecasters have given a warning that heavy rain over the south will continue through thursday. david campanale has more. surging, foaming tides of rain are not normally seen like this in southern japan. rivers have burst their under the weight of the water and landslides and muddy rapids have caused damage to residential areas. forecasters say the brainstorm is unprecedented. translation: we are in an emergency situation, facing grave danger. i would not be surprised to hear that there is already serious damage due to landslides and flooding. over half a metre of rain fell in the space of 24 metre of rain fell in the space of 2a hours and the majority of that in a four—hour period. 400,000 24 hours and the majority of that in a four—hour period. 400,000 people have been evacuated and there are reports of some totality is. —— fatalities. translation: if you do not evacuate, please try t

japan's southernmost island of kyushu was hit by floods on wednesday and more could be on the way.'m a local farmer and we grow grapes and strawberries here. the damage is so great, i am not sure what to do now. i can't even think about it. the death toll has continued to rise as japan's authorities search for the missing. hundreds of thousands left their homes because of the floods and the mudslides that followed. some of those that couldn't get out have been rescued by the emergency services. others were stranded. translation: my parents are still trapped with 16 other people in the area and i have absolutely no information about the situation there so i can only wait here in the hope they will be rescued by helicopter. it is the same for everyone here. for now, work is under way to clear the roads and reach isolated areas but the storm clouds still hang overhead. clashes have broken out between protesters and security forces in indian—administered kashmir. it happened on the anniversary of the killing of a prominent militant leader. the indian authorities have imposed heavy rest

surges of flood water swept away houses and tore up roads, on the island of kyushu.the japanese authorities have said more than 7000 rescue workers to the area. a lorry carrying goods and passengers has crashed in the central african republic, killing almost 80 people. reports say the vehicle was overloaded and speeding when it tipped over. the lorry was packed with traders on their way to a weekly market outside the central town of bambari. at least 14 people have died in a shootout between two rival gangs in northern mexico. authorities in chihuahua state say the fighting in the remote town of las varas escalated after police arrived, and there may be more dead. it's the latest in a series of clashes between police and warring factions of the sinaloa cartel. here in the uk, the chairman of the iraq inquiry, sirjohn chilcot, has told the bbc that the former prime minister, tony blair, was not straight with the nation and the inquiry about his decisions in the run up to the iraq war. speaking for the first time since the publication of his report a year ago today, si

heavy rain and overflowing rivers in the southern japanese island of kyushu have forced almost 400,000ure, water surges inundated buildings and roads, and forecasters are warning of more heavy rain through thursday. david campa nale reports. surging, foaming torrents of rain are not normally seen like this in southern japan. rivers have burst their banks under the weight of water, and landslides and muddy rapids have caused damage to residential areas. weather forecasters say the rainstorm is unprecedented. translation: we are in an emergency situation, facing grave danger. i won't be surprised to hear that there is already serious damage due to landslide or flooding. over half a metre of rain fell in the space of just 2a hours, and the majority of that in just a four—hour period. 400,000 people have been evacuated in asakura prefecture, and there are reports of some fatalities. translation: if you are already in a situation that you cannot evacuate, please try your best to do protect yourself in your house by going up to the second floor. it is this line of rain that has caused the su

at least 15 people are thought to have died on the southern japanese island of kyushu following heavys in several places, sweeping away roads and houses, and destroying schools. thousands of rescuers have been struggling through mud and rain to search for missing and stranded people, with several 100 believed to still be cut off. israel has strongly condemned unesco for passing a resolution brought by the palestinians to declare the old city of hebron a protected world heritage site. the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, called the vote a delusional decision. the palestinians had alleged that israel was carrying out violations in hebron, where a small community ofjewish settlers lives in the middle of tens of thousands of palestinians. at least two people have died after a fire broke out in el salvador‘s finance ministry. a number of people were trapped for nearly two hours as the blaze spread through the 8—storey building in capital, san salvador. —— spread through the 8—storey building in the capital, san salvador. firefighters have now brought it under control. local media report

floods have forced almost 400,000 people to leave their homes on the southern japanese island of kyushu. forecasters have warned that rain will continue. and this video is training on bbc.com. it is the president of france, literally dropping in on a submarine. that is all from me. —— trending on. and now, here in bbc news, it is time for hardtalk welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi. president trump is meeting his fellow leaders of the 620 summit in hamburg this week when big issues like international trade and climate change will be on the agenda. my guest is the progressive canadian—american writer and activist naomi klein. she says donald trump's rise to power is a product of our time and that his becoming president amounts to a corporate takeover of the united states by brand trump. she's calling for mass protests against him. but are her radical policies a panacea for the current ills in the united states? naomi klein, welcome to hardtalk. happy to be here. you have just written a new book, no is not enough. is it anything more than just another liberal critique of donald tr

been forced from their homes after floodwaters hit towns and villages on the main southern island of kyushuion. the latest on the ant situation at wimbledon. we cross now to our correspondent. in amongst a great day of action on court, rather bizarre some of the goings—on, won‘t they? i feel like i bizarre some of the goings—on, won‘t they? ifeel like i should be wearing one of those huge mosquito nets, perhaps a giant hat with a net because it was mad yesterday. touch wood it is not so bad today. if the just like that? one day full of flying ants every summer. the players must serve had a really tricky time out there. joanna conca says that she is convinced she swallowed many of the ansey is today but it did not matter because she won anyway. it really was a great day for home fans here, for the first time in 20 years, there are four british players through to the third round. johanna konta said it was great to be part of it — she needed three sets — and three hours — to beat donna vekic but she made it through to round three for the first time. iam i am looking to compete at my best every

been forced from their homes after floodwaters hit towns and villages on the main southern island of kyushuing grotbags the wedge, has died at the age of 74. we want no bad news! she appeared in children‘s programmes in the 1980s and early 1990s including alongside rod harle and he knew. the news was confirmed on social media that the actress had lost her brave fight against cancer. this is bbc newsroom live. we speak to public health in england about people encouraging people with breathlessness or a persistent cough to see a doctor. now the weather with simon. good morning, julien. a one—day ahead in england and wales. hot in the south—east. heat and humidity and a threat of showers. some clouds look threatening. this is in east sussex. some storms are around the channel. they might brush into the south—east of england in the next few hours. the main focus this afternoon will be across the midlands, into northern and eastern england. torrential downpours, hail and flash flooding. further north and flash flooding. further north and west, cloudy skies, temperatures at about 14—20d. in the s