At Least 15 Feared Dead After Torrential Rains Sweep Through Southern Japan
![Heavy rain has flooded in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto prefecture in Japan on Saturday.](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2020/07/04/gettyimages-1224649591_wide-92691afc9244f1355b39bfea8cfdd5b127975069.jpg?s=600)
Japanese officials say it's the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in the region. More than 200,000 people were asked to evacuate.
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