Torrential rain hits western Japan

Torrential rain hits western Japan

MATSUE, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 24, 2013, shows an inundated area of Gotsu, Shimane Prefecture following torrential rain.

Tokyo Olympic torch relay

Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay runner poses on a bridge in the Shimane Prefecture city of Gotsu, western Japan, on May 15, 2021.

Tokyo Olympic torch relay

Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay runner waves on a bridge in the Shimane Prefecture city of Gotsu, western Japan, on May 15, 2021.

Go-cart race on public road

Go-cart race on public road

A Japan Automobile Federation-certified go-cart race is held on a 783-meter course in Gotsu, Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 20, 2020, with 11 drivers taking part in Japan's first such race on a public road.

Go-cart race on public road

Go-cart race on public road

A Japan Automobile Federation-certified go-cart race is held on a 783-meter course in Gotsu, Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 20, 2020, with 11 drivers taking part in Japan's first such race on a public road.

Heavy rain in western Japan

Heavy rain in western Japan

People clean up their flooded home in Gotsu in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, on July 15, 2020, after torrential rain.

Heavy rain in western Japan

Heavy rain in western Japan

A woman cleans up her flooded home in Gotsu in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, on July 15, 2020, after torrential rain.

Heavy rain in western Japan

Heavy rain in western Japan

A woman cleans up her flooded home in Gotsu in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, on July 15, 2020, after torrential rain.

Heavy rain in western Japan

Heavy rain in western Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 14, 2020, shows the Gono River in Gotsu in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, flooded due to heavy rain.

Heavy rain in western Japan

Heavy rain in western Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 14, 2020, shows the Gono River in Gotsu in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, flooded due to heavy rain.

Heavy rain in western Japan

Heavy rain in western Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows flooded houses in the Shimane Prefecture city of Gotsu, western Japan, on July 14, 2020, after heavy rain caused the Gono River to overflow.

Heavy rain in western Japan

Heavy rain in western Japan

Photo taken July 14, 2020, shows flooded roads in the Shimane Prefecture city of Gotsu, western Japan.

Heavy rain in western Japan

Heavy rain in western Japan

Photo taken July 14, 2020, shows flooded roads in the Shimane Prefecture city of Gotsu, western Japan.