‘Race against time’ in Japan floods, 50 feared dead

Emergency services in western Japan were “racing against time” on Tuesday to rescue people stranded by devastating floods and landslides, with at least 50 feared dead and more torrential rain forecast. Japan’s Meteorological Agency issued its highest emergency warning level for heavy rain and landslides over vast swathes of the southwestern Kyushu island, with downpours expected until Thursday. The death toll from the heavy rains that started in…