The Japan Meteorological Agency is urging residents to stay vigilant as the heavy rain raised the risk of mudslides ... inundating some parts of downtown areas and rice paddies.

Flash flooding and landslides on Indonesia’s main island of Java have killed at least 21 people and damaged villages and rice fields ... or slowly over time and can be triggered by heavy rainfall, ...

Torrential rain in the city of Pekalongan in Central ... Footage from local media showed the road and houses were buried and rice fields were covered by mud, rubble and rocks.