Flooding has killed at least 55 people and forced 2 million others to flee their homes as heavy rain pounded large areas in southwestern Japan this weekend.
At least 51 people have been injured and another 33 people are missing, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency of Japan.
People wait to be rescued on the roof of a house in Kurashiki, Okayama prefecture.
Hundreds of homes have been destroyed or damaged. In all, eight prefectures have been affected, including Kyoto and Hiroshima.
The Japan Meteorological Agency upgraded its alert system to the highest level in large areas of western Japan, while lifting the warning in other regions.
Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported about 364 millimeters (14.3 inches) of rain fell between 5 a.m. and 7 a.m. in the city of Uwajima — approximately 1.5 times the average monthly rainfall for July.
In Sukumo City in Kochi prefecture, 263 millimeters (10.3 inches) of rain fell in two hours, NHK reported.
Heavy rain was forecast to continue through Sunday in the west and the east, agency official Minako Sakurai told reporters.
At least 4 million people have been advised to evacuate surrounding areas. Government officials are warning people in affected areas they are at risk for landslides, flooding, wind gusts and other extreme weather conditions.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said 54,000 personnel had been mobilizedfor search-and-rescue efforts, NHK reported.