Death toll in Japan floods reaches 15 with at least 14 missing

The number of fatalities from heavy rain and flooding in southern Japan rose to 15 as rescue workers reached isolated villages where at least 14 others are missing and feared dead.

Heavy rain warnings were still in place for parts of the southern island of Kyushu on Saturday, days after Typhoon Nanmadol swept across Japan, triggering floods and mudslides that wrecked hundreds of homes, roads and rice terraces.