(3)Death toll hits 5 in Niigata, Fukuishima rainstorms, 2 missing

NIIGATA, Japan - Rescuers help locals evacuate from their stranded houses in Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture, July 14 as the area was flooded after heavy rain destroyed river banks July 13.

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