Flooding in southwestern Japan

Flooding in southwestern Japan

KUMAMOTO, Japan - People wade through a flooded street in Kumamoto in southwestern Japan on July 12, 2012. Record-setting rainfalls have caused flooding and landslides in parts of southwestern Japan, leading to evacuation orders for thousands of residents, with authorities fearing that some people may have been buried alive.

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