(1)Death toll rises to 15 as mudslide rescue continues

(1)Death toll rises to 15 as mudslide rescue continues

MINAMATA, Japan - Flowers are laid in the Hogawachi district of Minamata, Kumamoto Prefecture on July 22 for the victims of flooding and mudslides that hit Japan's southwestern main island of Kyushu over the weekend. The death toll rose to 15, with seven others remain still missing.

(2)Death toll rises to 15 as mudslide rescue continues

(2)Death toll rises to 15 as mudslide rescue continues

MINAMATA, Japan - Ground Self-Defense Force troops engaged in the rescue operations in the Hogawachi district in Minamata, Kumamoto Prefecture, pray for the victims on July 22 as they wind up their work for the day.

(4)2 die, more than 10 missing in mudslides in Kyushu

(4)2 die, more than 10 missing in mudslides in Kyushu

MINAMATA, Japan - Firefighters and rescue workers continue search for missing persons in the Hogawachi district in Minamata, Kumamoto Prefecture on July 20. Heavy rain drenched wide areas of Kyushu, leaving two people dead and more than 10 others missing.

(5)2 die, more than 10 missing in mudslides in Kyushu

(5)2 die, more than 10 missing in mudslides in Kyushu

MINAMATA, Japan - Firefighters and rescue workers search for missing persons in the Hogawachi district in Minamata, Kumamoto Prefecture on July 20. Heavy rain drenched wide areas of Kyushu, leaving two people dead and more than 10 others missing.

(2)Death toll rises to 15 as mudslide rescue continues

(2)Death toll rises to 15 as mudslide rescue continues

MINAMATA, Japan - Ground Self-Defense Force troops engaged in the rescue operations in the Hogawachi district in Minamata, Kumamoto Prefecture, pray for the victims on July 22 as they wind up their work for the day. (Kyodo)

(1)Death toll rises to 15 as mudslide rescue continues

(1)Death toll rises to 15 as mudslide rescue continues

MINAMATA, Japan - Flowers are laid in the Hogawachi district of Minamata, Kumamoto Prefecture on July 22 for the victims of flooding and mudslides that hit Japan's southwestern main island of Kyushu over the weekend. The death toll rose to 15, with seven others remain still missing. (Kyodo)

(5)2 die, more than 10 missing in mudslides in Kyushu

(5)2 die, more than 10 missing in mudslides in Kyushu

MINAMATA, Japan - Firefighters and rescue workers search for missing persons in the Hogawachi district in Minamata, Kumamoto Prefecture on July 20. Heavy rain drenched wide areas of Kyushu, leaving two people dead and more than 10 others missing. (Kyodo)

(4)2 die, more than 10 missing in mudslides in Kyushu

(4)2 die, more than 10 missing in mudslides in Kyushu

MINAMATA, Japan - Firefighters and rescue workers continue search for missing persons in the Hogawachi district in Minamata, Kumamoto Prefecture on July 20. Heavy rain drenched wide areas of Kyushu, leaving two people dead and more than 10 others missing. (Kyodo)