THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
July 4, 2020 at 18:50 JST
A landslide triggered by heavy rains strikes a neighborhood of Ashikita, Kumamoto Prefecture, on July 4. (Minako Yoshimoto)
At least 15 people in Kumamoto Prefecture were feared dead and 13 others missing as torrential rains triggered landslides and flooding across the main southern island of Kyushu on July 4. [Read More]
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