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Japan battered by more heavy rain, floods, nearly 60 dead

Pounding rain that already caused deadly floods in southern Japan was moving northeast

Published: July 08, 2020 13:06 AP and Compiled by Christian Borbon, Digital Content Editor

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Copy of WEB 200708 JAPAN 1-1594198017900 — Pounding rain that already caused deadly floods in southern Japan was moving northeast Wednesday, battering large areas of Japan's main island, swelling more rivers, triggering mudslides and destroying houses and roads. At least 58 people have died in several days of flooding. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of WEB 200708 JAPAN 155-1594197977951 — At the peak, as many as 3.6 million people were advised to evacuate, although it wasn't mandatory and the number who took shelter was not known. About half of the advisories have been lifted by Wednesday afternoon. In places where rain had subsided, residents were busy cleaning up their homes and workplaces. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of WEB 200708 JAPAN 16-1594197994466 — People walk along a damaged road after floods caused by torrential rain, in Kuma, Japan Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy of WEB 200708 JAPAN 14-1594198015945 — Though the rains were causing fresh flooding threats in central Japan, flooding was still affecting the southern region. And search and rescue operations continued in Kumamoto, where 14 people are still missing. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of WEB 200708 JAPAN 17-1594197991178 — A damaged road is seen following heavy rain in Hita, Oita prefecture. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of WEB 200708 JAPAN 165-1594198012687 — A worker wades through flood waters as he delivers gas bottles in Kurume, in Fukuoka Prefecture. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of WEB 200708 JAPAN 163-1594197987354 — People wade through flood waters in Kurume, in Fukuoka Prefecture. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of WEB 200708 JAPAN 153-1594198009971 — Workers check a damaged road after floods caused by torrential rain, in Kumamura, Kumamoto Prefecture. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of WEB 200708 JAPAN 1656-1594197984190 — A toy soldier figure is seen amid debris at a damaged house after floods caused by torrential rain in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto Prefecture. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of WEB 200708 JAPAN 1543-1594198005294 — A view shows damages after floods caused by torrential rain, in Kumamura, Kumamoto Prefecture. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of WEB 200708 JAPAN 15432-1594197980100 — People clean up houses and stores damaged by flood waters in Hitoyoshi, in Kumamoto Prefecture. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of WEB 200708 JAPAN 166-1594198001791 — A man stands next to a damaged road after floods caused by torrential rain, in Kumamura, Kumamoto Prefecture. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of WEB 200708 JAPAN 15332-1594197998522 — Employees clear flood waters from a store in Kurume, in Fukuoka Prefecture. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 2020-07-08T073332Z_1457554862_RC2VOH9CZYMT_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-JAPAN-FLOODS-1594197975379 — A broken bridge is pictured after floods caused by torrential rain, in Kumamura, Kumamoto Prefecture. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 262788-01-02-1594197973075 — Japan is at high risk of heavy rain in early summer when wet and warm air from the East China Sea flows into a seasonal rain front above the country. In July 2018, more than 200 people, about half of them in Hiroshima, died from heavy rain and flooding in southwestern Japan. Image Credit: AFP

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