Aftermath of torrential rain in southwestern Japan

Aftermath of torrential rain in southwestern Japan

A woman at the flood-hit Senjuen nursing home in Kuma in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, put their hands together in prayer toward a vehicle believed to be carrying victims on July 5, 2020.

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