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Torrential rains and landslides have left at least 58 people dead in Japan and dozens are still missing. The Japanese island of Kyushu has experienced widespread flooding and, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency, more rain is expected in the area.
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This aerial image shows a collapsed road alongside the Hida river after it was damaged in recent heavy rains and flooding in the village of Gero, Gifu prefecture on July 9, 2020.
Kuma Village in the Kumamoto Prefecture was hit hard. The Kuma River is known as "the raging river" for its propensity to flood the region. Kyodo News reports the Japan Meteorological Agency ordered over 200,000 residents evacuated from Kumamoto and Kagoshima Prefectures.
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Areas are inundated in muddy waters that gushed out from the Kuma River in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto prefecture, southwestern Japan, July 4, 2020.
An embankment collapsed in Kuma Village, causing water to rush into the area and inundate a nursing home, killing 14 residents. Rescue workers are in the towns along the Kuma River, although rescue efforts have been hampered by flooding, landslides and continued bad weather.
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A car is left upended on a street in the flood-ravaged city of Hitoyoshi in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 7, 2020.
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Local residents take shelter at an evacuation centre with space to maintain social distance in Yatsushiro city general gymnasium, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan, on July 6, 2020.
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A man operates an excavator to clear a road that was buried in mud by a landslide following torrential rain, on July 7, 2020, in Tsunagi, Japan.
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Houses lie submerged in mud after a landslide caused by torrential rain, on July 6, 2020, in Ashikita, Japan.
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Staff members work to clean a supermarket in the aftermath of a flood in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu island, Japan, July 9, 2020.
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An elderly man is rescued in the flood-hit city of Hitoyoshi in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 9, 2020.
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A resident cleans earth and sand that slid into the front of a house following a heavy rain in Gero, Gifu prefecture, central Japan, July 9, 2020.
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A boy walks along debris of household items piled up at the side of a road in Hitoyoshi city, Kumamoto prefecture, southwestern Japan, July 7, 2020.
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Members of Japan Self-Defense Forces unload relief supplies in the flood hit village of Kumamura, Kumamoto prefecture on July 9, 2020.