Rescue efforts continue as heavy rain kills 6 in southwestern Japan

Search and rescue operations continued Thursday as torrential rain devastated Japan's southwestern main island of Kyushu, leaving six dead and at least four missing from flooding and mudslides.The Japanese government dispatched about 7,800 personnel -- police officers, firefighters and members of the Self-Defense Forces -- to Fukuoka and Oita prefectures, where emergency warnings triggered by the downpour were lifted early Thursday afternoon.The body of Tetsuo Fujimoto, 66, was discovered in Asakura, Fukuoka Prefecture, while in Hita, Oita Prefecture, two people were confirmed dead -- a 79-…READ FULL ARTICLE