Widespread flooding and landslides in north-east Japan have forced more than 90,000 people to abandon their homes.<br />The city of Joso, north of the capital, Tokyo, was hit by a wall of water after the Kinugawa River burst its banks.<br />Helicopter rescue teams have been plucking people from rooftops.<br />One person has been reported missing in the region and at least 12 are injured.<br />The rains come a day after a tropical storm brought winds of up to 125km/h to central Aichi prefecture.<br />The chief forecaster at the Japan Meteorological Agency , Takuya Deshimaru, said that the rainfall was "unprecedented" for that part of Japan.
