THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
July 7, 2020 at 16:51 JST
Water from the Kumagawa river and a tributary in Kumamoto Prefecture inundate the Senjuen nursing home, lower center. (Minako Yoshimoto)
The tsunami-scale wave of water that engulfed a nursing home in the southern prefecture of Kumamoto, claiming the lives of 14 residents, was a tragedy waiting to happen. [Read More]
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