Japan Floods, Mudslides Kill at Least 44 as Streets Turn to River

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Rescue workers search for missing people at a landslide site caused by torrential rain in Tsunagi town, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan in this photo taken by Kyodo, on July 6, 2020. Torrential rain hit Japan's southwestern island of Kyushu on Monday, with at least one more river bursting its banks, as the death toll from three days of floods and mudslides rose to 44, including 14 at an old people's home. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS

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A couple looks around at the site of their parents' house which was damaged by torrential rain in Kuma town, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan in this photo taken by Kyodo, on July 6, 2020. Evacuation orders were issued for more than half a million island residents, as well as evacuation advisories for tens of thousands more in western Japan, broadcaster NHK said. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS

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A car is pictured after it was drifted by torrential rain in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo July 6, 2020. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS

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A road damaged by torrential rain is pictured in Kuma town, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan in this photo taken by Kyodo, on July 6, 2020. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS

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People clean a muddy street after heavy rains in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan, July 5, 2020, in this picture obtained from social media. Picture taken July 5, 2020. TWITTER @NEOTIGER2010/via REUTERS

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