THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
August 16, 2021 at 14:54 JST
Search and rescue operations continue at the site of a landslide triggered by heavy rain in Unzen, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Aug. 15, two days after the disaster. (Eiji Hori)
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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