Victims of 2020 Kumamoto Heavy Rains Mourned 5 Years On

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Kuma, Kumamoto Pref., July 4 (Jiji Press)–Residents of the village of Kuma in Kumamoto Prefecture on Friday mourned the victims of deadly torrential rains that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture five years ago. The July 2020 downpours, which caused floods and mudslides, left 67 people dead, including indirect fatalities, and two others missing. In Kuma, 25 lives were lost in the disa…

Kuma, Kumamoto Pref., July 4 (Jiji Press)–Residents of the village of Kuma in Kumamoto Prefecture on Friday mourned the victims of deadly torrential rains that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture five years ago. The July 2020 downpours, which caused floods and mudslides, left 67 people dead, including indirect fatalities, and two others missing. In Kuma, 25 lives were lost in the disa…