Town paralyzed by floods in northern Japan

Town paralyzed by floods in northern Japan

A passenger car (R) and a truck are being washed away by a flooding river in the town of Gobanchogawara, Fukushima Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo on Aug. 30. Many houses and facilities were destroyed by landslides and floods triggered by heavy rains that hit Fukushima.

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