TOKYO -- Record-breaking torrential rains in southwestern Japan since the weekend have spawned widespread flooding and caused dozens of deaths on the island of Kyushu.
Houses are seen from the air in the flood-ravaged city of Hitoyoshi in Kumamoto Prefecture on July 5. © Kyodo
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In pictures: Torrential rains devastate southwestern Japan
Dozens die on the island of Kyushu in heavy flooding as river overflows
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