By KAZUYUKI ITO/ Staff Writer
June 8, 2021 at 18:22 JST
The municipal Naganuma Elementary School in Nagano was flooded after heavy rain triggered by Typhoon No. 19 hit the area in October 2019, leaving a massive amount of mud in the grounds. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Nearly one-third of schools around the nation are located in areas at risk of flooding or landslides, according to the education ministry's first survey of the issue. [Read More]
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