In Photos: Heavy rain causes extensive damage in wide areas
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Houses hit by a landslide from heavy rains are seen from a Mainichi Shimbun helicopter, in Hiroshima's Aki Ward, on July 7, 2018. (Mainichi)
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An urban area is flooded with muddy water from heavy rains in Hiroshima's Aki Ward, on July 7, 2018. (Mainichi)
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An urban area is flooded with muddy water from heavy rains in Hiroshima's Aki Ward, on July 7, 2018. (Mainichi)
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An urban area is flooded with muddy water from heavy rains in Hiroshima's Aki Ward, on July 7, 2018. (Mainichi)
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An ambulance passes by a railway crossing inundated by muddy flood waters from heavy rain, in Mihara, Hiroshima Prefecture, on July 7, 2018. (Mainichi)
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An urban area ravaged by muddy flood waters from heavy rains is seen in Hiroshima's Aki Ward, on July 7, 2018. (Mainichi)
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Houses are flooded in Kyoto's Kita Ward on July 6, 2018, after the level of the Kamiya River rose due to heavy rainfall. (Mainichi)
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Togetsu Bridge over the swollen Katsura River is seen in Kyoto's Ukyo Ward, on July 6, 2018, after water was released from Hiyoshi Dam. (Mainichi)
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People look at the swollen Kamo River from Shijo Ohashi Bridge following heavy rain in Kyoto's Higashiyama Ward, on July 6, 2018. (Mainichi)
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A portion of National Route No. 201, which collapsed, and two cars that plunged from the road are seen in Iizuka, Fukuoka Prefecture, on July 6, 2018, following heavy rain. (Mainichi)
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A road is blocked in the Kada district in the city of Wakayama, on July 6, 2018, after landslides. (Mainichi)
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A worker at JR Nagasaki Station in the city of Nagasaki announces the suspension of train services for the day on July 6, 2018, which prevented residents from returning home. (Mainichi)
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Sandbags are stacked on a damaged bank of the Sunori River running through the city of Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, on July 6, 2018. The road along the river also collapsed and water supply pipelines were damaged. (Mainichi)