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Two Deaths Reported

Japanese forces search for the man missing in a mudslide in Mimata on September 19.
Japanese forces search for the man missing in a mudslide in Mimata on September 19. Photo: Kyodo (AP)

One of the confirmed deaths, CNN reported, was a man in his 60s found trapped in a car submerged under the floodwaters in the city of Miyakonojō. According to the Japan Times, another man was found dead in Miyazaki Prefecture after a mudslide destroyed his mountainside home. Reuters reported that at least 115 people were also injured in the storm, while a 82-year-old man who fell into the water is still missing.