Torrential rain in southwestern Japan

Torrential rain in southwestern Japan

A man looks at the Kuma River as its water level reaches the danger mark in the torrential rain-hit Kumamoto Prefecture village of Kuma, southwestern Japan, on July 11, 2020.

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