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Japan flood: Pounding rain that already caused deadly floods in southern Japan was moving northeast Wednesday, battering large areas of Japan's main island, swelling more rivers, triggering mudslides and destroying houses and roads. At least 58 people have died in several days of flooding. By Wednesday morning, parts of Nagano and Gifu in central Japan were flooded by massive downpours. In a mountainous town of Takayama, several houses were hit by a mudslide, with uprooted trees and other debris scattered around. It was not immediately known what happened to their residents. Across the country, about 3.6 million people were advised to evacuate, although evacuation is not mandatory and the number of people who actually took shelter was not provided. let us take a look at some of the images:
Kurume: Streets are flooded following a heavy rain in Kurume, Fukuoka prefecture, southern Japan. Floodwaters flowed down streets in southern Japanese towns hit by heavy rains. (AP Photo) 
A damaged road is seen following heavy rain in Hita, Oita prefecture, southern Japan. (AP Photo) 
A woman is helped to get into a police vehicle to move from a shelter to another shelter in Kumamura, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan. (AP Photo) 
A schoolyard of a junior high school is seen flooded following heavy rains in Gero, Gifu prefecture, southern Japan. (AP Photo) -
Though the rains were causing fresh flooding threats in central Japan, flooding was still affecting the southern region. And search and rescue operations continued in Kumamoto, where 14 people are still missing. (Reuters Photo)
A broken bridge is seen in the back, as an overturned vehicle and a partially submerged bus are pictured in floodwaters caused by torrential rain in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan. (Reuters Photo) 
Kumamura: This aerial drone photo shows residents are rescued by boat following a heavy rain in Kumamura, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan. (AP Photo) -
Photo shows the swollen Kuma River in the flood-ravaged city of Hitoyoshi in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, after deadly torrential rain. (Reuters Photo)
Deep floodwaters and the risk of more mudslides hampered search and rescue operations in southern Japan. (AP Photo)
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