Aftermath of torrential rain in southwestern Japan

Aftermath of torrential rain in southwestern Japan

Members of the Self-Defense Forces search for missing people at the site of a mudslide in the flood-ravaged town of Tsunagi in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 9, 2020.

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