Japan PM visits flood-hit town as rescuers search for missing

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday visited a disaster-struck city north of Tokyo in the aftermath of massive flooding that killed at least three people, as rescuers raced against time to find more than a dozen still missing.

25 missing in flooded city in eastern Japan as disaster continues to unfold

At least 25 people were unaccounted for on Friday after a river burst its banks near the city of Joso in Ibaraki Prefecture as a result of torrential rains triggered by typhoon Etau sweeping eastern and northern Japan.

Dramatic rescues as tsunami-like flood hits Japan city

Military helicopters have plucked residents from the top floors of their homes after raging floodwaters poured in and inundated a wide swath of a city north of Tokyo.