JAPAN Floods

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Nagoya, Japan (Reuters) - Flooding and landslides from Japan's worst torrential rains in at least a century have killed six people and prompted authorities to urge almost 400,000 to flee their homes in the nation's industrial heartland.

Police said on Tuesday three people were still missing after rains triggered by typhoon Saomai lashed three prefectures in central Japan, halting high-speed bullet trains and traffic on the main highways into the industrial metropolis of Nagoya.

In Tokyo, a rare tornado ripped the roofs off some 10 houses in the capital, but no injuries were reported and skies were mostly cloudy after a light rain in the morning. Areas around Nagoya, however, bore the brunt of the damage.