One person is dead and seven others are missing in Noto Peninsula, Japanese news media reported. The region is still recovering from a catastrophic earthquake.

TOKYO: Rescue workers were searching for at least six people missing on Sunday after heavy rain battered Japan's north-central region of Noto, triggering landslides and floods, and resulting in one fatality in an area still recovering from a deadly earthquake on January 1.

Heavy rain pounded Japan's north central region of Noto on Saturday, which triggered landslides and floods and left one person dead and several missing, officials said. The deluges caused swollen rivers to overflow, flooding homes and stranding some residents in the region still recovering from the deadly January 1 earthquake.