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14 feared dead at flooded nursing home in Japan: Governor

Last Updated 04 July 2020, 10:01 IST

Fourteen people were feared dead after a nursing home was flooded in western Japan on Saturday as record heavy rain hit the region, a local governor said.

The victims were found "in cardio-respiratory arrest" at the facility for elderly people that was inundated after a nearby river broke its banks, governor Ikuo Kabashima from the western region of Kumamoto told reporters.

Authorities in Japan use that term before a doctor officially certifies death.

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(Published 04 July 2020, 10:01 IST)

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