Torrential rain kills at least 28 in southern Japan July 16, 2012 -- Updated 1017 GMT (1817 HKT) Four people remain missing and hundreds are cut off in isolated regions Send your photos and stories to CNN iReport. Tokyo (CNN) -- Extraordinarily heavy rains have left hundreds of people cut off and at least 28 dead on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu, local authorities said Monday, and more storms could be on their way. By Monday, 28 people had died as a result of the the extreme weather, and a further four are missing, according to local authorities in the prefectures of Oita, Kumamoto and Fukuoka.