The Latest: 134 confirmed dead as Japan searches for missing

HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — The Latest on search effort after heavy rains and flooding in western Japan (all times local):

Japan's government says at least 134 people have been confirmed dead from the heavy rains, floods and mudslides that have struck western Japan. People are preparing for risky search and cleanup efforts in southwestern Japan, where several days of heavy rainfall had set off flooding and landslides in a widespread area. At least 100 people are believed to have died, and another 80 people are unaccounted for, after heavy rains and mudslides thrashed southern Japan. The overall death toll from the rains in Japan rose to at least 81 on Sunday after floodwaters forced several million people from their homes, media reports and the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said.
The death toll from heavy rains in Japan rises to 155 while several other people are still missing.