THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
October 20, 2019 at 18:30 JST
Members of the Self-Defense Forces remove mud that flowed from the Gofukuyagawa river in Marumori, Miyagi Prefecture, on the morning of Oct. 20. Flooding from the river may have been caused by a thick deposit of earth on the river bed, according to a study by the land ministry. (Kazuhiro Nagashima)
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