Heavy rain forecast for Japan as repair work from typhoon continues english.kyodonews.net

Of the 79 victims, nearly 50 died due to flooding and about a dozen due to landslides.
Some local governments issued evacuation orders or advisories ahead of expected heavy rain.
The infrastructure ministry said that by Monday it expects to finish emergency repair work on collapsed embankments at 12 locations along seven rivers.
The work involves placing concrete blocks on the embankments and piling soil over them, as well as using sandbags and tarps.
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