Heavy rainfall triggers deadly mudslide in Japan

A road is damaged by the swollen Suzuhari river in heavy rain in Hiroshima (Kyodo/AP)

Up to four people are feared to have died after torrential rain pounding south-western Japan triggered a mudslide, and threatened to cause more flooding and more landslides in the region.

The mudslide in the city of Unzen in Nagasaki prefecture hit two houses, with four residents inside.