Heavy rain lashed central Japan on Sunday, with floods and landslides leaving one dead and at least six missing in an area already devastated by a major earthquake earlier this year.Landslides blocked roads and widespread flooding affected homes -- including eight temporary housing complexes in Wajima and Suzu where victims of the magnitude-7.

Rescue workers searched for at least six people missing Sunday after heavy rain pounded Japan's northcentral region of Noto, triggering landslides and floods and leaving one person dead in a region still recovering from a deadly January 1 earthquake.

Heavy rain hit Japan's north-central Noto region, leading to landslides, floods, and one reported death, with several people missing. The cities of Suzu and Wajima were severely impacted. Authorities issued evacuation advisories and rescue operations were in full swing as more rainfall was expected.

Officials say heavy rain has pounded Japan’s region of Noto which triggered landslides and floods, and left one person dead.

The deluges in Japan caused swollen rivers to overflow, flooding homes and stranding some residents in the region.

The Japan Meteorological Agency issued the highest level of heavy rain across several cities in the Ishikawa prefecture, including hard-hit cities Suzu and Wajima on the northern coast of the Noto peninsula.

Heavy rain continued on Sunday in Noto in Ishikawa Prefecture along the Sea of Japan, a region devastated by a magnitude-7.6 earthqua

Record rains in central Japan's Noto region, still recovering from a major New Year's Day earthquake, killed at least one person on Saturday, prompted evacuation orders for tens of thousands and caused blackouts for more than 6,

At least one person was killed and several others missing after torrential rains caused flooding in a northern Japan coastal region still recovering from a deadly earthquake that struck at the start of this year.