Aftermath of flooding in southwestern Japan

Aftermath of flooding in southwestern Japan

Photo taken on Aug. 2, 2020, shows a car flipped on its side in the flood-hit city of Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, after torrential rain in July.

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