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A 77-year-old woman was confirmed dead in a landslide that entered her home overnight in rural Fukuoka, the local fire department said

TOKYO, Japan -- One person is dead and three missing in landslides in southwestern Japan, authorities said Monday, as the country's weather agency warned of the "heaviest rain ever" in the region.

Torrential rain has been pounding southwestern Japan, triggering floods and mudslides and leaving at least six people missing Monday. Rains falling on the regions of Kyushu and Chugoku since the weekend caused flooding along a number of rivers as well as mudslides, closing roads, disrupting trains and cutting the water supply in some areas. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued an emergency heavy rain warning for Fukuoka and Oita prefectures on the southern main island of Kyushu, urging residents in riverside and hillside areas to take maximum caution.

A man was found dead in a vehicle that had fallen into a swollen river in Yamaguchi prefecture.

Japan Meteorological Agency said the heavy downpours risked flooding and landslides across the Fukuoka and Oita regions