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Toll in Japan rain disaster rises to 156: government
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A local resident walks in a flood affected area in Mabi town in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, July 10, 2018. (REUTERS/Issei Kato)
A local resident walks in a flood affected area in Mabi town in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, July 10, 2018. (REUTERS/Issei Kato)

The death toll in record rains that have devastated parts of Japan with flooding and landslides rose Tuesday to 156, the top government spokesman said.

Search-and-rescue operations are continuing after the worst weather-related disaster in Japan in over three decades, with dozens of people still believed missing.

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(Published 10 July 2018, 13:19 IST)