Heavy rain wreaks havoc in western Japan

Heavy rain wreaks havoc in western Japan

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - A rescue crew wades through a flooded road in Sanyo Onoda, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on July 15, 2010, taking stranded people on a boat to safety following torrential rain which mainly hit western Japan.

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