Saturday, September 12, 2015

More Than 100,000 Flee Floods in Japan After "Once-in-50-Years" Rain

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Unprecedented rain in Japan unleashed heavy floods on Friday that tore houses from their foundations, uprooted trees and forced more than 100,000 people from their homes. Story here.

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