Heavy rain, flooding in northeast Japan: 25,000 people ordered, 65,000 more “advised” to evacuate

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Authorities told thousands of people in northeast Japan to evacuate their homes on Sunday as heavy rain caused major flooding and cut some rail links.

The storm follows freak rains in southwestern Japan earlier this month that left at least 25 people dead.

Almost 25,000 people in Akita prefecture were ordered to evacuate and around 65,000 more people were advised to leave or told to prepare to leave the area, an official at Akita prefecture said.

Some bullet trains running to and from Akita have been suspended because of the heavy rains, East Japan Railway said on its website.

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