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50 dead in Japan floods as rescuers 'race against time'

Rescue workers are battling against time to reach stranded people. [AFP]

Emergency services in western Japan were "racing against time" on Tuesday to rescue people stranded by devastating floods and landslides that have killed at least 50 people, with more torrential rain forecast.

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