Aftermath of torrential rain in southwestern Japan

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.

Aftermath of torrential rain in southwestern Japan

Aftermath of torrential rain in southwestern Japan

YATSUSHIRO, Japan, July 6 Kyodo - People rest at a temporary evacuation center in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 6, 2020, after deadly torrential rain.

Aftermath of torrential rain in southwestern Japan

Aftermath of torrential rain in southwestern Japan

YATSUSHIRO, Japan, July 6 Kyodo - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the word "SOS" spelled out on the ground in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 5, 2020, after deadly torrential rain.

Aftermath of torrential rain in southwestern Japan

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.

Aftermath of torrential rain in southwestern Japan

Aftermath of torrential rain in southwestern Japan

YATSUSHIRO, Japan, July 6 Kyodo - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the word "SOS" spelled out on the ground in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 5, 2020, after deadly torrential rain.

Nature conservation educator

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)