THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
July 26, 2024 at 16:55 JST
Vehicles including an overturned police car are found under water near the Nittagawa river in Shinjo, Yamagata Prefecture, on July 26. (Masahiro Takahashi)
Record rainfall in Yamagata and Akita prefectures has caused at least one death along with a missing police officer found showing no signs of life, and numerous flooded houses from overflowing rivers. [Read More]
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