Torrential rain triggered a mudslide and more floods across Japan on Sunday, leaving three people presumed dead and forcing the evacuation of dozens of residents, writes The Guardian.

A mudslide early Sunday hit a house in Okaya City in the central Japanese prefecture of Nagano, burying eight residents. Three of the people were presumed dead when rescue workers found them, and two others were injured, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency. The other three people were safely rescued.

By Sunday, dozens of people in flooded areas in the southern Kyushu region as well as Hiroshima had been rescued, the disaster management agency said.

More than 500 homes around the country have been damaged by floods and mudslides, the agency added.