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Japan: Man Pushes Car Stranded in Floodwater in Kumamoto

Bands of heavy rain lashed Kumamoto in southwestern Japan from Sunday night, August 10, into Monday, August 11, triggering flash flooding across the prefecture. This video shows a man pushing a vehicle stranded in floodwater near downtown Kumamoto during the downpour.

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Japan: Heavy Rains Trigger Severe Flooding, Landslide in Kumamoto 5

Bands of heavy rain lashed Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan from Sunday night, August 10, into Monday, August 11, triggering flash flooding across the region. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a heavy rain emergency warning for the cities of Yatsushiro, Tamana, Kamiamakusa, Uki, and Amakusa, as well as the towns of Nagasu and Hikawa. In Kosa Town, a mother and her two children were rescued after a landslide struck their vehicle. A man who was outside the vehicle remains missing. In Tamana, a resident reported that one person had been swept away in the Sakaigawa River. This video shows a flooded parking lot at Suizenji Ezuko park in Higashi Ward, Kumamoto City.

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Japan: Heavy Rains Trigger Severe Flooding, Landslide in Kumamoto 3

Bands of heavy rain lashed Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan from Sunday night, August 10, into Monday, August 11, triggering flash flooding across the region. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a heavy rain emergency warning for the cities of Yatsushiro, Tamana, Kamiamakusa, Uki, and Amakusa, as well as the towns of Nagasu and Hikawa. In Kosa Town, a mother and her two children were rescued after a landslide struck their vehicle. A man who was outside the vehicle remains missing. In Tamana, a resident reported that one person had been swept away in the Sakaigawa River.

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Japan: Heavy Rains Trigger Severe Flooding, Landslide in Kumamoto 2

Bands of heavy rain lashed Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan from Sunday night, August 10, into Monday, August 11, triggering flash flooding across the region. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a heavy rain emergency warning for the cities of Yatsushiro, Tamana, Kamiamakusa, Uki, and Amakusa, as well as the towns of Nagasu and Hikawa. In Kosa Town, a mother and her two children were rescued after a landslide struck their vehicle. A man who was outside the vehicle remains missing. In Tamana, a resident reported that one person had been swept away in the Sakaigawa River.

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Japan: Heavy Rains Trigger Severe Flooding, Landslide in Kumamoto

Bands of heavy rain lashed Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan from Sunday night, August 10, into Monday, August 11, triggering flash flooding across the region. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a heavy rain emergency warning for the cities of Yatsushiro, Tamana, Kamiamakusa, Uki, and Amakusa, as well as the towns of Nagasu and Hikawa. In Kosa Town, a mother and her two children were rescued after a landslide struck their vehicle. A man who was outside the vehicle remains missing. In Tamana, a resident reported that one person had been swept away in the Sakaigawa River.

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Japan: Heavy Rains Trigger Severe Flooding, Landslide in Kumamoto 4

Bands of heavy rain lashed Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan from Sunday night, August 10, into Monday, August 11, triggering flash flooding across the region. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a heavy rain emergency warning for the cities of Yatsushiro, Tamana, Kamiamakusa, Uki, and Amakusa, as well as the towns of Nagasu and Hikawa. In Kosa Town, a mother and her two children were rescued after a landslide struck their vehicle. A man who was outside the vehicle remains missing. In Tamana, a resident reported that one person had been swept away in the Sakaigawa River.

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Rescue workers search for survivors in quake-hit southwestern Japan

KITAKYUSHU, Japan, April 17 Kyodo - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 17, 2016, shows rescue workers searching for survivors in the village of Minamiaso, Kumamoto Prefecture, in southwestern Japan, in the wake of a massive landslide caused by a magnitude-7.3 quake that struck the area the day before. Rescue efforts have continued amid aftershocks and the escalating risk of landslides due to rainfall overnight, with damage widespread in the region ever since an M6.5 temblor rocked the area on April 14.

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Heavy rainfall adds to problems in quake-stricken southwestern Japan

A woman carrying luggage heads to a bus after leaving an elementary school in the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto on April 21, 2016. The school had been serving as a shelter following massive quakes in the region, but concern about possible landslides amid heavy rainfall led authorities to close the facility, forcing around 400 evacuees to move to a different shelter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Heavy rainfall adds to problems in quake-stricken southwestern Japan

Children board a bus outside an elementary school in the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto on April 21, 2016. The school had been serving as a shelter following massive quakes in the region, but concern about possible landslides amid heavy rainfall led authorities to close the facility, forcing around 400 evacuees to move to a different shelter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rescue workers search for survivors in quake-hit southwestern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 17, 2016, shows rescue workers searching for survivors in the village of Minamiaso, Kumamoto Prefecture, in southwestern Japan, in the wake of a massive landslide caused by a magnitude-7.3 quake that struck the area the day before. Rescue efforts have continued amid aftershocks and the escalating risk of landslides due to rainfall overnight, with damage widespread in the region ever since an M6.5 temblor rocked the area on April 14. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rescue workers search for survivors in quake-hit southwestern Japan

Rescue workers search for survivors in the rubble of a house in the village of Minamiaso, Kumamoto Prefecture, in southwestern Japan, on April 17, 2016, collapsed by a landslide following a magnitude-7.3 quake that struck the region the day before. Rescue efforts have continued amid aftershocks and the escalating risk of landslides due to rainfall overnight, with damage widespread in the region ever since an M6.5 temblor rocked the area on April 14. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rescue workers search for survivors in quake-hit southwestern Japan

Rescue workers and a rescue dog search for survivors in the village of Minamiaso, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 17, 2016, in the wake of a massive landslide caused by a magnitude-7.3 quake that struck the region the day before. Rescue efforts have continued amid aftershocks and the escalating risk of landslides due to rainfall overnight, with widespread damage in the region which began with an M6.5 temblor that rocked the area on April 14. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rescue workers search for survivors in quake-hit southwestern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 17, 2016, shows rescue workers searching for survivors in the village of Minamiaso, Kumamoto Prefecture, in southwestern Japan, in the wake of a massive landslide caused by a magnitude-7.3 quake that struck the area the day before. Rescue efforts have continued amid aftershocks and the escalating risk of landslides due to rainfall overnight, with damage widespread in the region ever since an M6.5 temblor rocked the area on April 14. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rescue workers search for survivors in quake-hit southwestern Japan

Rescue workers search for survivors in the rubble of a house in the village of Minamiaso, Kumamoto Prefecture, in southwestern Japan, on April 17, 2016, collapsed by a landslide following a magnitude-7.3 quake that struck the region the day before. Rescue efforts have continued amid aftershocks and the escalating risk of landslides due to rainfall overnight, with damage widespread in the region ever since an M6.5 temblor rocked the area on April 14. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Heavy rainfall adds to problems in quake-stricken southwestern Japan

A family boards a bus outside an elementary school in the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto on April 21, 2016. The school had been serving as a shelter following massive quakes in the region, but concern about possible landslides amid heavy rainfall led authorities to close the facility, forcing around 400 evacuees to move to a different shelter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo