Japan Self-Defense Forces and police officers handle an inflatable boat to join rescue operations at a nursing home following heavy rain in Kuma village, Kumamoto prefecture, on July 5, 2020. (Photo: Bloomberg/Jiji Press/AFP via Getty Images)

At least 37 people have been killed and dozens more are feared dead in Japan after flooding and landslides devastated the areas of Kumamoto and Kagoshima this weekend. Images of the affected regions depict severe property damage, capturing flooded streets, demolished buildings and dozens of destroyed homes.

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