THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
July 4, 2021 at 16:25 JST
Seawater near the mouth of the Aizomegawa river is brown with mud from the landslide in Atamai, Shizuoka Prefecture, on July 4. The river runs through the Izusan district, where homes were swept away July 3, leaving around 20 people missing. (Ryo Ikeda)
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