Heavy rain caused extensive flooding in central Japan over the weekend, with at least one person reported dead and several more unaccounted for. Officials said “unprecedented” rainfall generated floods and landslides in Ishikawa prefecture,

Floods and human tragedies do not occur solely in Central Europe. In the Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa, record rainfall has led to flooding and landslides, resulting in fatalities. The cities most severely affected are Wajima and Suzu,

Record rainfall has brought deadly flooding and landslides to a coastal region of Japan still recovering from a devastating New Year’s Day earthquake.