Torrential rain in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto triggered massive flooding Saturday, leaving one woman dead, 15 people feared dead and nine others missing, local authorities said, as the weather agency warned of downpours to continue.
Here is a collection of photos and aerial footage captured by Kyodo News photographers:
Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 4, 2020, shows inundated houses in Hitoyoshi in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, after the Kuma River overflowed following torrential rain. (Kyodo)
Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 4, 2020, shows inundated houses in Hitoyoshi in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, after the Kuma River overflowed following torrential rain. (Kyodo)
Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 4, 2020, shows inundated houses in Hitoyoshi in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, after the Kuma River overflowed following torrential rain. (Kyodo)
A man is rescued in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto Prefecture, on July 4, 2020, amid flooding triggered by torrential rain in southwestern Japan. (Kyodo)
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A child removes mud from a street in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, after the Kuma River overflowed following torrential rain. (Kyodo)
A woman is rescued in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto Prefecture, on July 4, 2020, amid flooding triggered by torrential rain in southwestern Japan. (Kyodo)
Photo taken July 4, 2020, shows an inundated street in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto Prefecture, on July 4, 2020, after torrential rain in southwestern Japan. (Kyodo)
A boy holds water containers on a road in Ashikita, Kumamoto Prefecture, on July 4, 2020. (Kyodo)
A man and a girl hold hands as they walk on a flooded street in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto Prefecture, on July 4, 2020. (Kyodo)
Photo shows people in an evacuation shelter in Ashikita, Kumamoto Prefecture, on July 4, 2020. (Kyodo)
