Due to the heavy rain in Japan's southern region, the number of dead has risen to 15.

Japanese officials said emergency rescue workers are searching for 15 missing people in search of the flood.A BBC online report said on Saturday.The locality was flooded due to the excessive rainfall of more than 50 cm in 12 hours in Kaysu, the southernmost island of Japan. Banana houses and roads have been damaged. Some buildings have been flooded in the river erosion.Rescue workers are working to evacuate the people trapped in the flood. In the meantime, hundreds of people have been rescued and taken to a safer place.Japan's Fukuoka Prefecture (Administration) of Japan has been the worst hit. Japan's Chief Secretary Suga said that there may be more rain on Saturday in this region.