Heavy rain in Kumamoto caused floods and mudslides, and some people painted SOS for help in the open space.

　　[Global Network Reporter Cui Tianye] The floods caused by heavy rains in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan are still going on. On the 5 th local time, floods and mudslides caused by heavy rains in Kumamoto Prefecture still occurred one after another. Japanese media reported that the rainstorm has caused 7 confirmed deaths, 14 stopped cardiopulmonary function, 1 was seriously injured and 4 were missing. In addition, in the eighth generation city of Kumamoto Prefecture, there are residents who put out the word "SOS" on the open space to send out distress signals.

　　The Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK) reported on the 5th that the rainstorm caused many disasters in Kumamoto Prefecture. In this county, 11 places of two rivers, such as Ball Mill River, were flooded, and a dam of Ball Mill River in Renji City was broken, and the flood was rampant. In addition, there have been reports of mudslides in Lubei-machi and Jinaimu-machi, and seven people including an 80-year-old woman in Lubei-machi and an 80-year-old man in Jinaimu-machi were confirmed dead. In addition, Kumamoto Prefecture also reported that three people in Lubei Town stopped their cardiopulmonary function and four others were missing.

　　The report also said that an old-age care institution in Ball Mill Village was flooded by the river on the evening of the 4th. About 50 elderly people and staff in the old-age care institution were trapped in the house, and 14 of them had stopped their cardiopulmonary function. Last night, members of the Japanese Self-Defense Force went to the old-age care institution to send the trapped people to the hospital for rescue.

　　According to the latest news from NHK, at 7: 00 a.m. local time on the 5th, a huge SOS word appeared on an open space in Sakamoto-CHO, Hachiji City, Kumamoto Prefecture. The people on the helicopter also saw someone waving for help in the building near the word SOS. According to the report, this building is an abandoned primary school in the local area, and about 10 local residents came to the building to take refuge for help.