Reopening of schools after torrential rain

Reopening of schools after torrential rain

Children observe a moment of silence at an elementary school in Kuma in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 3, 2020, for victims of the torrential rain disaster that hit the southwestern Japan area the previous month. The school reopened the same day after being closed for about a month.

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