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... Japan's Meteorological Agency has changed its heavy rain emergency warning for parts of Ishikawa Prefecture to a warning. But it is still urging people to stay alert for possible floods and landslides.

Over 540 millimeters of rain were seen in Wajima in the 72 hours through 9 a.m. Sunday. More than 400 millimeters were observed in Suzu.

One person has died and six people are missing in Ishikawa Prefecture. ...

... Torrential rains turned streets into raging rivers in parts of Connecticut and New York's Long Island, trapping people in cars and a restaurant, covering vehicles in mud, and sweeping two women to their deaths, authorities said.

Dramatic rescues unfolded as a foot (30 centimeters) of rain fell on some parts of western Connecticut late Sunday and early Monday, coming down so fast that it caught drivers unaware. Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont, who declared a state of emergency, said more than 100 people were evacuated by search and rescue teams Sunday evening.

The bodies of two women who had been in separate cars were recovered Monday in Oxford, a town of 13,000 about 35 miles (56 kilometers) southwest of Hartford, officials said. State police identified them Monday afternoon as Ethelyn Joiner, 65, and Audrey Rostkowski, 71, both of Oxford.

Firefighters were trying to get one of the women to safety when the flooded Little River swept her away, Oxford Fire Chief Scott Pelletier said at a news conference with other Connecticut officials. The second woman got out of her car and tried to cling to a sign, but "the racing water was too much" and swept her away, too, he said.

"This is a tragic and devastating day for Oxford," ...