Rescuers are searching for drowning victims after homes were swept away in flooding and landslides that claimed at least seven lives in Wajima, Japan. The disaster hit the region as it was recovering from a magnitude-7.5 earthquake on New Year's Day.
A flooding disaster hit Wajima, Japan which is still recovering from a magnitude-7.5 quake on New Year's Day. .Rain pounded the region from Saturday, with more than 540 millimetres recorded in the city. Rescue rs combed the debris-strewn banks of a river in central Japan on Monday, searching for drowning victims after homes were swept away in flooding and landslides that claimed at least seven lives.
The number of deaths reached seven, with one severely injured and 11 mildly injured as of Monday afternoon, Ishikawa prefecture said on their website. Floodwaters inundated emergency housing built for those who had lost their homes in the January 1 earthquake, which killed at least 374 people, according to the Ishikawa regional government.
Widespread evacuation orders were in place over the weekend but several residents returned to clear the mud.
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