Japan warned of more heavy rain on the southwestern island of Kyushu on Tuesday as the death toll in flood-hit areas reached at least 52, with more than a dozen people reported missing. /VCG

Several rivers in the Kyushu area have exceeded warning levels, and many dams in the region have been opened for emergency flood discharge. /VCG

Following Kumamoto and Kagoshima on Kyushu, Japan on Monday issued its highest level of rain warnings for another three prefectures: Nagasaki, Saga and Fukuoka, asking some 1.4 million people to take shelter. /VCG

The floods washed away roads and bridges, cutting off many isolated communities. /VCG

Police officers search for missing people at the site of a landslide caused by heavy rain in Tsunagi town, Kumamoto on Tuesday. /VCG