PHOTO GALLERY: Highlights of some of the most compelling images made or published by AP photographers in Asia and Pacific.
A man walks on heavily damaged road following a heavy rain in Kumamura, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan Monday, July 6, 2020.
Rescue operations continued and rain threatened wider areas of the main island of Kyushu. This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in Asia and Pacific.
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