Prime Minister Shinzo Abe canceled planned trips in order to oversee the emergency response
The frantic search for survivors continues in southwestern Japan after several days of rain set off deadly flooding.
Over the weekend, as much as three inches of rain fell per hour. Some regions reportedly received three times the usual precipitation for a normal July, setting off landslides and sending rivers surging over their banks.
At least 100 people have been killed, with many still unaccounted for. One man held up his mother as he told the story of finding his grandmother dead. He later learned his grandfather died too.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe canceled planned trips to Europe and the Middle East to oversee the emergency response.
