Heavy Rain Hits Kumamoto Prefecture, Mainly in the Northern Part; One Man Dies in Tamana City After Falling Into a River While Working at a Floodgate; Kumamoto Local Meteorological Observatory Warns "Be Careful of Landslides and Other Disasters on the 28th"

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On the 27th, heavy rain fell mainly in the northern part of Kumamoto Prefecture due to a stationary front near Kyushu. In Tamana City, a man fell into a river while working at a floodgate. He was found offshore and pronounced dead at the hospital where he was taken. According to the Kumamoto Local Meteorological Observatory, heavy rain is expected again in the prefecture from morning until early afternoon on the 28th.