TOKYO – Downpours on Japan’s southern island of Kyushu caused flooding and mudslides on Monday, injuring a number of people and disrupting travel during a Buddhist holiday week. Evacuation advisories were issued and several people were reported missing.

A low-pressure system has been stuck over the region since last week, dumping torrential rain over the southern prefecture of Kagoshima and the island’s northern part. One woman who had been missing in Kagoshima since Friday was found dead on Sunday, while a man who went missing in Kumamoto on Monday was found without vital signs later in the day, although officials have not yet formally declared him dead.

The Japan Meteorological Agency early Monday issued the highest-level warning in the prefecture of Kumamoto, saying rainfall had e

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