(1)Mudslide rescue operations continue

(1)Mudslide rescue operations continue

MINAMATA, Japan - Police, firefighters and Ground Self-Defense Force personnel searching July 22 for people who went missing after mudslides in Minamata, Kumamoto Prefecture, find a body in the Minamata River. The death toll from the mudslides and flooding on Japan's main southwestern island of Kyushu rose to 15, with seven still missing.

(2)Mudslide rescue operations resume

(2)Mudslide rescue operations resume

MINAMATA, Japan - Rescue workers search in a river July 22 for those missing in mudslides in Minamata, Kumamoto Prefecture. The death toll from the mudslides and flooding on Japan's main southwestern island of Kyushu rose to 15, with seven still missing.

(3)2 die, more than 10 missing in mudslides in Kyushu

(3)2 die, more than 10 missing in mudslides in Kyushu

MINAMATA, Japan - The swollen Minamata River threatens to shatter a bridge in Minamata, Kumamoto Prefecture. Torrential rain drenched wide areas of Kyushu, leaving two people dead and more than 10 others missing.

SNAPSHOT: 50 yrs since confirmation of Niigata Minamata Disease

SNAPSHOT: 50 yrs since confirmation of Niigata Minamata Disease

Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane on May 22, 2015, shows the mouth of the Agano River in the central Japan city of Niigata. Mercury-tainted wastewater discharged by a Showa Denko K.K. plant into the river caused Niigata Minamata Disease, which was officially confirmed a half century ago. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

SNAPSHOT: 50 yrs since confirmation of Niigata Minamata Disease

SNAPSHOT: 50 yrs since confirmation of Niigata Minamata Disease

Photo taken May 6, 2015, in the central Japan town of Aga shows a drain outlet from which mercury-tainted wastewater entered the Agano River, causing Niigata Minamata Disease. While a half century has passed since "the second Minamata disease" was officially confirmed, the whole picture of the tragedy has not yet been clarified. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

(2)Mudslide rescue operations resume

(2)Mudslide rescue operations resume

MINAMATA, Japan - Rescue workers search in a river July 22 for those missing in mudslides in Minamata, Kumamoto Prefecture. The death toll from the mudslides and flooding on Japan's main southwestern island of Kyushu rose to 15, with seven still missing. (Kyodo)

(1)Mudslide rescue operations continue

(1)Mudslide rescue operations continue

MINAMATA, Japan - Police, firefighters and Ground Self-Defense Force personnel searching July 22 for people who went missing after mudslides in Minamata, Kumamoto Prefecture, find a body in the Minamata River. The death toll from the mudslides and flooding on Japan's main southwestern island of Kyushu rose to 15, with seven still missing. (Kyodo)

(3)2 die, more than 10 missing in mudslides in Kyushu

(3)2 die, more than 10 missing in mudslides in Kyushu

MINAMATA, Japan - The swollen Minamata River threatens to shatter a bridge in Minamata, Kumamoto Prefecture. Torrential rain drenched wide areas of Kyushu, leaving two people dead and more than 10 others missing. (Kyodo)