Japan PM Kishida

Japan PM Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) on July 27, 2023, speaks with people caught up in mudslides following heavy rain earlier in the month in the town of Tanushimaru in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

Japan PM Kishida

Japan PM Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (far R) on July 27, 2023, visits the area hit by mudslides in the town of Tanushimaru in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, following heavy rain earlier in the month.

Heavy rain in southwestern Japan+

Heavy rain in southwestern Japan+

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 10, 2023, shows the site of a mudslide in the town of Tanushimaru in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, following heavy rain.

Heavy rain in southwestern Japan+

Heavy rain in southwestern Japan+

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 10, 2023, shows the site of a mudslide in the town of Tanushimaru in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, following heavy rain.

Heavy rain in southwestern Japan+

Heavy rain in southwestern Japan+

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 10, 2023, shows the site of a mudslide in the town of Tanushimaru in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, following heavy rain.

Heavy rain in southwestern Japan+

Heavy rain in southwestern Japan+

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 10, 2023, shows the site of a mudslide in the town of Tanushimaru in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, following heavy rain.

Heavy rain in southwestern Japan+

Heavy rain in southwestern Japan+

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 10, 2023, shows the site of a mudslide in the town of Tanushimaru in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, following heavy rain.

Heavy rain in southwestern Japan+

Heavy rain in southwestern Japan+

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 10, 2023, shows the site of a mudslide in the town of Tanushimaru in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, following heavy rain.

Heavy rain in southwestern Japan

Heavy rain in southwestern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 10, 2023, shows the damage caused by a mudslide in the town of Tanushimaru in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, following heavy rain.

Heavy rain in southwestern Japan

Heavy rain in southwestern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 10, 2023, shows the damage caused by a mudslide in the town of Tanushimaru in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, following heavy rain.

Heavy rain in southwestern Japan+

Heavy rain in southwestern Japan+

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 10, 2023, shows the damage caused by a mudslide in the town of Tanushimaru in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, following heavy rain.

Heavy rain in southwestern Japan

Heavy rain in southwestern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 10, 2023, shows the damage caused by a mudslide in the town of Tanushimaru in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, following heavy rain.

Heavy rain in southwestern Japan

Heavy rain in southwestern Japan

A man looks on at a road covered with mud and driftwood washed up in a flood on July 10, 2023, in the town of Tanushimaru in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, following heavy rain.

Heavy rain in southwestern Japan

Heavy rain in southwestern Japan

Police officers rescue a person from an area hit by a landslide on July 10, 2023, in the town of Tanushimaru in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, following heavy rain.