THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
August 16, 2021 at 14:54 JST
Soil and sand flow into a residential area in Okaya, Nagano Prefecture, on Aug. 15 after heavy rain. (Takuya Isayama)
At least four people have died and five are still unaccounted for following record-breaking rainfall that had continued to pound western and eastern Japan since Aug. 11. [Read More]
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