HOWELL: Welcome back to CNN NEWSROOM. I'm George Howell. In Japan, almost 2 million people have been told they will need to leave their homes because of torrential rain and flooding.</s>HOWELL (voice-over): Take a look now at these dramatic images, they show damaged roads, destroyed homes. Shows how devastation has been caused by this record rainfall there. We understand that at least eight people have died. Japan's weather agency says there is more to come throughout the weekend, though. It has upgraded its warning to the highest level in Nagasaki and Hiroshima.</s>HOWELL: The governor of Puerto Rico has declared a state of emergency in preparation for Hurricane Beryl. Residents rushed to stores, you see the people scrambling there to that Costco, stocking up on food and water. The pain from last year's devastating hurricane season is still certainly fresh in their minds.</s>HOWELL: Look, World Cup action, the beers are certainly on ice. The fans cannot wait for two more quarterfinals in Russia. And fair to say all of England will likely come to a standstill when their team take the pitch against Sweden on Saturday. I can imagine Kate Riley smiling somewhere. We'll have that ahead. Stay with us.
Eight Dead as Record Flooding Hits Japan