Heavy rain floods southern Japan; 2 dead, dozen missing

TOKYO (AP) — Heavy rain in southern Japan has triggered flooding and mudslides, leaving at least two dead, more than a dozen missing and others stranded on rooftops waiting to be rescued. More than 75,000 residents in the southern prefectures of Kumamoto and Kagoshima have been asked to evacuate following pounding rains overnight Saturday. NHK television footage showed large areas of Hitoyoshi town inundated in muddy waters that gushed out from the Kuma River. Many cars were submerged up t