City Council Member Missing after Heavy Rain in Toyama Pref.

The Yomiuri Shimbun

9:37 JST, July 13, 2023

Toyama and Ishikawa Prefectures have been hit by record-breaking rainfall since Wednesday night, and a male city council member who was calling for residents to evacuate in Nanto City, Toyama Prefecture, has gone missing.

A house was destroyed by a landslide in the area, and police and firefighters are searching for the man, believing he may have been present.

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