Six individuals have tragically lost their lives, as record-breaking rainfall lashes northern Kyushu in Japan. This extreme weather event has caused intense flooding and landslides across the region. Rescue and relief teams are working tirelessly on evacuations, searches, and providing support to displaced residents. The Japanese Meteorological Agency has issued warnings for further rainfall, urging citizens to take the utmost precautions.

Japan takes natural disasters very seriously due to its history with earthquakes, typhoons, and tsunamis. Citizen safety is its highest concern. When these events occur, there are established emergency responses which include immediate evacuations and efficient disaster management systems. However, there's also a growing public dialogue around the increased frequency of these events and links to climate change.

In the US and EU, regions prone to such weather extremes also have disaster management plans. Deaths and destruction from such disasters are typically highlighted in the media, but the reaction varies depending on the scale of disaster, and public and government belief in climate change. The understanding of climate change's role in such events is far more prevalent in the EU than in certain parts of the US.