Downpour hits Amami

Downpour hits Amami

AMAMI, Japan - A man walks on a road turned to mud by a downpour in the town of Tatsugo on Amami Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 26, 2011. (Kyodo)

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