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Aftermath of torrential rain in southwestern Japan

YATSUSHIRO, Japan, July 6 Kyodo - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a collapsed bridge over the swollen Kuma River in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 5, 2020, after deadly torrential rain.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in southwestern Japan

YATSUSHIRO, Japan, July 6 Kyodo - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a collapsed bridge over the swollen Kuma River in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 5, 2020, after deadly torrential rain.

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Nature conservation educator

YATSUSHIRO, Japan - Shoko Tsuru (L), a nature conservation educator authorized by the Nature Conservation Society of Japan, holds a fishing rod during an event at the Kuma River in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Oct. 20, 2013. She leads a dam-removal campaign for the river. (Photo by Tatsuya Hagiwara)

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Nature conservation educator

YATSUSHIRO, Japan - Shoko Tsuru, a nature conservation educator authorized by the Nature Conservation Society of Japan, takes photos to conduct an ecology survey on mudflats at the mouth of the Kuma River in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Oct. 19, 2013. She leads a dam-removal campaign for the river. (Photo by Tatsuya Hagiwara)

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Kumamoto fishermen reject dam compensation offer

HITOYOSHI, Japan - Opponents of dam construction in Kumamoto Prefecture congratulate each other after a government compensation offer for the project was voted down by local fishermen Nov. 29, 2001. Members of the Kuma River Fishermen's Cooperative voted 802-620 in favor of the compensation package, far short of two-thirds majority of valid votes necessary for an approval.

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Kumamoto fishermen reject dam compensation offer

HITOYOSHI, Japan - Opponents of dam construction in Kumamoto Prefecture congratulate each other after a government compensation offer for the project was voted down by local fishermen Nov. 29, 2001. Members of the Kuma River Fishermen's Cooperative voted 802-620 in favor of the compensation package, far short of two-thirds majority of valid votes necessary for an approval.

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Torrential rain in southwestern Japan

People gather at a shelter after the water level reached the danger mark in the nearby Kuma River in the torrential rain-hit Kumamoto Prefecture village of Kuma, southwestern Japan, on July 11, 2020.

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CORRECTED: Aftermath of torrential rain in southwestern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a collapsed bridge over the swollen Kuma River in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 5, 2020, after deadly torrential rain.

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CORRECTED: Aftermath of torrential rain in southwestern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a collapsed bridge over the swollen Kuma River in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 5, 2020, after deadly torrential rain.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay runner crosses a bridge over the Kuma River in Hitoyoshi in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 5, 2021.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay runner crosses a bridge over the Kuma River in Hitoyoshi in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 5, 2021.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay runner crosses a bridge over the Kuma River in Hitoyoshi in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 5, 2021.

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Dam construction plan in southwestern Japan

Photo taken Nov. 19, 2020, shows an area in the Kumamoto Prefecture village of Itsuki in southwestern Japan to be submerged under a controversial dam construction project. Kumamoto Gov. Ikuo Kabashima said the same day that he gave the green light to the decades-old project on the Kawabe River, the main branch of the Kuma River that caused deadly flooding during torrential rain in July.

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Dam construction plan in southwestern Japan

Photo taken Nov. 17, 2020, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows an area in the Kumamoto Prefecture village of Itsuki in southwestern Japan to be submerged under a controversial dam construction project. Kumamoto Gov. Ikuo Kabashima said Nov. 19 that he gave the green light to the decades-old project on the Kawabe River, the main branch of the Kuma River that caused deadly flooding during torrential rain in July.

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Dam construction plan in southwestern Japan

Photo taken Nov. 17, 2020, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows an area in the Kumamoto Prefecture village of Itsuki in southwestern Japan to be submerged under a controversial dam construction project. Kumamoto Gov. Ikuo Kabashima said Nov. 19 that he gave the green light to the decades-old project on the Kawabe River, the main branch of the Kuma River that caused deadly flooding during torrential rain in July.

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Dam construction plan in southwestern Japan

Photo taken Nov. 17, 2020, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows an area in the Kumamoto Prefecture village of Itsuki in southwestern Japan to be submerged under a controversial dam construction project. Kumamoto Gov. Ikuo Kabashima said Nov. 19 that he gave the green light to the decades-old project on the Kawabe River, the main branch of the Kuma River that caused deadly flooding during torrential rain in July.

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1 month after torrential rain in southwestern Japan

A man prays at the Senjuen nursing home in Kuma in Kumamoto Prefecture on Aug. 4, 2020, a month after torrential rain caused deadly floods and mudslides in southwestern Japan. Fourteen residents died after a nearby river overflowed.

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1 month after torrential rain in southwestern Japan

People pray at the Senjuen nursing home in Kuma in Kumamoto Prefecture on Aug. 4, 2020, a month after torrential rain caused deadly floods and mudslides in southwestern Japan. Fourteen residents died after a nearby river overflowed.

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1 month after torrential rain in southwestern Japan

People pray at the Senjuen nursing home in Kuma in Kumamoto Prefecture on Aug. 4, 2020, a month after torrential rain caused deadly floods and mudslides in southwestern Japan. Fourteen residents died after a nearby river overflowed.

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1 month after torrential rain in southwestern Japan

People pray at the Senjuen nursing home in Kuma in Kumamoto Prefecture on Aug. 4, 2020, a month after torrential rain caused deadly floods and mudslides in southwestern Japan. Fourteen residents died after a nearby river overflowed.

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1 month after torrential rain in southwestern Japan

A man prays at the Senjuen nursing home in Kuma in Kumamoto Prefecture on Aug. 4, 2020, a month after torrential rain caused deadly floods and mudslides in southwestern Japan. Fourteen residents died after a nearby river overflowed.

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1 month after torrential rain in southwestern Japan

People pray at the Senjuen nursing home in Kuma in Kumamoto Prefecture on Aug. 4, 2020, a month after torrential rain caused deadly floods and mudslides in southwestern Japan. Fourteen residents died after a nearby river overflowed.

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1 month after torrential rain in southwestern Japan

A woman offers flowers at the Senjuen nursing home in Kuma in Kumamoto Prefecture on Aug. 4, 2020, a month after torrential rain caused deadly floods and mudslides in southwestern Japan. Fourteen residents died after a nearby river overflowed.

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1 month after torrential rain in southwestern Japan

A woman prays at the Senjuen nursing home in Kuma in Kumamoto Prefecture on Aug. 4, 2020, a month after torrential rain caused deadly floods and mudslides in southwestern Japan. Fourteen residents died after a nearby river overflowed.

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Aftermath of flooding in southwestern Japan

A woman offers flowers in the flood-hit village of Kuma in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 3, 2020, at the Senjuen nursing home, where 14 residents died after torrential rain caused the Kuma River to overflow.

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Aftermath of flooding in southwestern Japan

A woman offers flowers in the flood-hit village of Kuma in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 3, 2020, at the Senjuen nursing home, where 14 residents died after torrential rain caused the Kuma River to overflow.

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Search operations in flood-hit southwestern Japan

Japanese Self-Defense Forces personnel search for missing people on July 20, 2020, in the Kuma River in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, following flooding caused by torrential rain earlier in the month.

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Search operations in flood-hit southwestern Japan

Japanese Self-Defense Forces personnel search for missing people near the Kuma River in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 20, 2020, after flooding caused by torrential rain earlier in the month.

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Search operations in flood-hit southwestern Japan

Japanese Self-Defense Forces personnel search for missing people near the Kuma River in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 20, 2020, after flooding caused by torrential rain earlier in the month.

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Search operations in flood-hit southwestern Japan

Japanese Self-Defense Forces personnel search for missing people near the Kuma River in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 20, 2020, after flooding caused by torrential rain earlier in the month.

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Search operations in flood-hit southwestern Japan

Japanese Self-Defense Forces personnel use a drone to search for missing people near the Kuma River in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 20, 2020, after flooding caused by torrential rain earlier in the month.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in southwestern Japan

People remove a tatami mat from a flooded house alongside the Kuma River in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 16, 2020, in the wake of torrential rain this month.

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Japan PM Abe visits flood-hit southwestern Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (4th from R) observes a moment of silence in the flood-hit village of Kuma in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 13, 2020, at the Senjuen nursing home, where 14 residents died after torrential rain caused the Kuma River to overflow. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM Abe visits flood-hit southwestern Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (3rd from R) observes a moment of silence in the flood-hit village of Kuma in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 13, 2020, at the Senjuen nursing home, where 14 residents died after torrential rain caused the Kuma River to overflow. (Pool photo)

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Aftermath of torrential rain in southwestern Japan

Photo taken July 6, 2020, shows a residential area in Kuma, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, after being hit by flooding of the Kuma River (back).

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Torrential rain in southwestern Japan

People evacuate to a shelter after the water level reached the danger mark in the nearby Kuma River in the torrential rain-hit Kumamoto Prefecture village of Kuma, southwestern Japan, on July 11, 2020.

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Torrential rain in southwestern Japan

People evacuate to a shelter after the water level reached the danger mark in the nearby Kuma River in the torrential rain-hit Kumamoto Prefecture village of Kuma, southwestern Japan, on July 11, 2020.

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Torrential rain in southwestern Japan

A man looks at the Kuma River as its water level reaches the danger mark in the torrential rain-hit Kumamoto Prefecture village of Kuma, southwestern Japan, on July 11, 2020.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in southwestern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 10, 2020, shows severed bridges over the Kuma River in the village of Kuma, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, after torrential rain.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in southwestern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 10, 2020, shows a flooded residential area in the village of Kuma, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, after torrential rain caused the Kuma River (top) to overflow.

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Torrential rain in southwestern Japan

Photo taken on July 8, 2020, shows driftwood over a house after the Kuma River overflowed following torrential rain in Kuma, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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Torrential rain in southwestern Japan

Photo taken on July 8, 2020, shows a collapsed bridge in the Kuma River after it overflowed following torrential rain in Kuma, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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Torrential rain in southwestern Japan

Photo taken on July 8, 2020, shows a destroyed house after the Kuma River overflowed following torrential rain in Kuma, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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Torrential rain in southwestern Japan

Photo taken on July 8, 2020, shows a destroyed house and turned-over bus after the Kuma River overflowed following torrential rain in Kuma, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in southwestern Japan

Photo taken July 7, 2020, shows a severed bridge over the Kuma River in Hitoyoshi in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, after deadly torrential rain.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in southwestern Japan

A woman heads to a nursing home in the flood-ravaged village of Kuma in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 6, 2020, after deadly torrential rain. Her grandmother, a resident of the nursing home, went missing after a flood engulfed the facility following the overflowing of the Kuma River.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in southwestern Japan

A woman heads to a nursing home in the flood-ravaged village of Kuma in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 6, 2020, after deadly torrential rain. Her grandmother, a resident of the nursing home, went missing after a flood engulfed the facility following the overflowing of the Kuma River.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in southwestern Japan

Search and rescue operations are under way near the Kuma River in the flood-hit city of Ashikita in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 6, 2020, after deadly torrential rain.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in southwestern Japan

Search and rescue operations are under way near the Kuma River in the flood-hit city of Ashikita in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 6, 2020, after deadly torrential rain.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in southwestern Japan

People watch a swollen Kuma River in the flood-hit village of Kuma in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 6, 2020, after deadly torrential rain.