DHAKA: At least 39 persons were killed and 10 have gone missing in floods and landslides triggered by incessant rainfall on Wednesday in the western Japanese city of Hiroshima. 

A neighbor said he heard the boys' mother scream for help and rushed to help her, digging with his bare hands, media reported. He reached the toddler, but could not free him in time.

Heavy rains have pounded the area. In the last 24 hours, it received a record 9.5 inches of rain.

According to Hiroshima's disaster control center, as of Thursday morning 1,018 people have been evacuated from destroyed houses and moved to public facilities. An evacuation advisory is in place for 164,108 residents or 68,813 households in Asakita and Asaminami wards in Hiroshima.

About 600 emergency personnel have been deployed to the area. Search and recovery continued Thursday.

Source: CNN

BDST: 1256 HRS, AUG 21, 2014