Aftermath of torrential rain in southwestern Japan

Aftermath of torrential rain in southwestern Japan

Kiyomi Oba, the owner of the Japanese-style inn Honjin in the Amagase hot spring resort in Hita, Oita Prefecture, stands in the inn's mud-covered kitchen on July 8, 2020, after flooding triggered by torrential rain.

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