### [2018-07-7](/feed/2018/07/7/index.md)

##### Floods
# The death toll from heavy rains in Japan rises to 49. 

At least 60 people die and many are missing after downpours in Hiroshima and other western areas.


### Sources:

1. [BBC](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-44749847) [Image](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1024x576/p06d3qs5.jpg)

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