The body of a woman was found on Monday in the remains of a house which collapsed after being hit by a landslide in Shiga prefecture of Japan's Kansai region, where more than 200,000 people have been ordered to evacuate their homes due to increased flood risks after a typhoon approached.

Persistent rain brought by typhoon Man-yi triggered the landslide which Monday hit the two-story house in Ritto City of the prefecture, according to Nippon Hoso Kyokai (NHK), Japan's public broadcaster. The report said local rescue teams recovered in the afternoon the body of a 71-year-old woman living in the wooden home, adding that two other people have been missing in the prefectures of Fukui and Hyogo after the overnight heavy rain hit the area.

The report said, meanwhile, more than 80,000 people from about 35,000 households in Fukuchiyama City, northwestern Kyoto prefecture have been ordered to leave their houses since Monday morning due to rising water levels of nearby rivers, including Yura river, the main river crossing the city center. Television images showed flooding submerging residential squares along with the river in Fukuchiyama.

Also in central Kyoto City, about 50,000 people have been warned to evacuate due to threats of flooding, but there was no immediate reports of major damage from the city center.

The Japan Meteorological Agency said the season's 18th typhoon, moving towards north in Iwate prefecture, northeastern Japan, as of 4:30 p.m. local time, will be degraded to an extratropical cyclone by the late evening hours, but it warns the storm will still bring more rain across northern Japan from Monday evening to Tuesday, advising people to stay indoors. The typhoon made a landfall earlier the day in central Japan. Endi

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