6 killed, 8 missing in Yamaguchi, Tottori due to heavy rain

6 killed, 8 missing in Yamaguchi, Tottori due to heavy rain

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - Muddy water flows near a nursing home for the elderly in Hofu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, after it was hit by mudslides caused by heavy rain on July 21.

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