Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met on Friday with survivors of devastating rains that killed at least 204 people in flash flooding and landslides, as the government pledged more aid.
The toll from the record rainfall has continued to rise, as rescue workers dig through the debris and find the remains of dozens of people reported missing.
Top government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said Friday that the toll was now 204 dead, with 28 people still missing.
Around 73,000 rescue workers including police and troops “are working as hard as they can, with the priority on saving lives”, he said.
Abe, who earlier this week cancelled a foreign tour, travelled for a second time to areas hit by the disaster.
Television footage showed him visiting Seiyo in Ehime prefecture, where he visited homes damaged in the…
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