Heavy rains trigger floods, mudslides in various parts of Japan

Heavy rains trigger floods, mudslides in various parts of Japan

OKAYA, Japan - Houses are washed away by rain-triggered mudslides in the city of Okaya, Nagano Prefecture, on July 19.

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