Death toll rises to 25 after last week's downpour in southwest Japan

The death toll rose to 25 on Monday as rescue efforts continued to find those unaccounted for after torrential rain hit southwestern Japan last week, with more than 20 people still missing.A total of around 2,000 Self-Defense Forces members, firefighters and others were engaged in rescue work in Fukuoka Prefecture's Asakura, one of the hardest-hit areas in the calamity.About 120 people including elderly citizens are still marooned in disaster-stricken sites in Fukuoka and Oita prefectures following Wednesday's disaster, while over 1,800 people remain in evacuation centers, the prefectural g…READ FULL ARTICLE