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Watch: Torrential rains hit Japan, cause floods, landslide

The same scene is repeating itself around the world.

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Aug 16, 2021 · 12:31 pm
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One woman died and two people were missing after torrential rains touched off a landslide and engulfed at least two houses in western Japan, with rivers overflowing their banks as rain continued to pound the area https://t.co/Jdq1gl0xPw pic.twitter.com/pQrj1e1rd5

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 14, 2021

Japan is being hit by torrential rain. The Kamo river in Kyoto is dangerously high. #kyoto #kamogawa pic.twitter.com/taxvBZnDdA

— Learn Japanese Pod (@japanesepodcast) August 14, 2021

Japan issued its strongest emergency warning for unprecedented rains in Hiroshima prefecture as torrential downpours hit southern parts of the country.

Thousands have been urged to evacuate with heavy rain forecast to continue for several days over a large swathe of the country pic.twitter.com/hQQf94OAmO

— TRT World (@trtworld) August 13, 2021
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