THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
July 9, 2020 at 18:57 JST
Debris from flooding fills up a temporary waste dump site in Ashikita, Kumamoto Prefecture, on July 8. The operators stopped accepting debris there as they ran out of space. (Ryo Oyama)
The first floor of Ryoko Yoshioka's laundry in the Kamisatsumazemachi district in Hitoyoshi city was almost completely inundated by the torrential rain that pounded Kumamoto Prefecture on July 4 and 5. [Read More]
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