Aftermath of torrential rain in southwestern Japan

Aftermath of torrential rain in southwestern Japan

People watch a swollen Kuma River in the flood-hit village of Kuma in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 6, 2020, after deadly torrential rain.

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