Flooding in Japan Record downpours triggered devastation mainly in Hiroshima and Okayama prefectures. (Photo: Bloomberg)

(Bloomberg) – The death toll from the historic rainfall in western Japan reached 110 on Monday as rescuers stepped up efforts to clear areas hit by flooding and landslides. Some plants halted by the floods started to resume operations as the affected regions began the process of recovery.

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