Watch: Scenes of destruction and damage from heavy flooding and torrential rain in Japan
At least 20 people are believed to have died.
At least 20 people are dead after torrential rain in southwestern Japan triggered massive floods and mudslides, local media said Sunday, as rescue workers sift through debris in search of at least 14 missing. #japanesefood #Japanfloods https://t.co/kCTPu0o2Nr watch full pic.twitter.com/TMfGdkkaML
— H24 (@H24News_) July 5, 2020
Over 50 people have either been killed or are missing owing to heavy flooding and landslides after southern Japan was hit by extreme weather, The Guardian reported.
Among those who died were 14 residents of an elderly care home in Kuma village. More rain has been forecast for the coming days.
Here are a few scenes from the damage and destruction.
Heavy rain triggers mudslides & floods in #Japan
— RT (@RT_com) July 4, 2020
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Torrential rainfall today in #Kumamoto (southwest #Japan) forced authorities to fully operate a dam #spillway which caused severe flooding in the downstream area. This was necessary to prevent overtopping of the dam and potential dam break! #Flood #Hydraulics #Dam_Engineering pic.twitter.com/ccUiRwb3eg
— Dr Mohammad Heidarzadeh (@Mo_Heidarzadeh) July 4, 2020
Several houses destroyed as rain triggers mudslides in southern #Japan.#JapanFloods #Japanflood #mudslide #flood #floodingpic.twitter.com/imQQtxqjxg
— Annu Kaushik (@AnnuKaushik253) July 4, 2020
