At least 50 dead, dozens missing in Japan floods

Japan's disaster manment ncy said Tuesday death toll from weekend flooding has risen to 50, and at least a dozen people are missing.

Among victims were 14 elderly residents of a nursing home.

One of worst-hit areas has been sourn region of Kyushu around Fukuoka.

In Omuta district of Fukuoka, residents were being rescued on boats by soldiers.

About three million residents were vised to evacuate across Kyushu, Japan's third-largest island.