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Southern Japan areas devastated by floods

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Asakura City, in the north of Kyushu, has a population of 57,000. [AFP]
Published On 6 Jul 2017

At least 11 people are missing and almost 500,000 have been evacuated from their homes after huge amounts of rain fell on southern Japan on Wednesday.

The island of Kyushu caught the heaviest rain, with the prefectures of Fukuoka and Oita suffering the most.

It is reported that an incredible 774 millimetres of rain fell in Fukuoka in just nine hours on Wednesday and Tropical Storm Nanmadol raced across the island before heading out into the Pacific.

Our gallery shows the effect the rain had on the city of Asakura.

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Nanmadol dropped vast amounts of rain despite moving through at almost 50km/h. [AFP]
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More than twice the monthly average rainfall fell in nine hours. [AFP]
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7,500 rescuers are involved in rescue and evacuation operations across Kyushu. [AFP]
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50 helicopters have been deployed to help in rescue operations. [AFP]
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Southern Japan is very wet during the summer months but this event is 'unprecedented'. [AFP]
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Many buildings, including this school, were damaged or destroyed. [AFP]
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Drier weather is expected in the next few days. [AFP]