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Heavy rain in Kumamoto Pref. kills 7

Rescue team members search the site where a landslide occurred in Ashikita, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Saturday afternoon. (Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun)

KUMAMOTO -- Five people were confirmed dead on Sunday and four are missing in the town of Ashikita, Kumamoto Prefecture, due to torrential rain in the southern part of the prefecture, raising the death toll in the disaster to seven.

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