The death toll from torrential rains in western Japan moved above 100 early Monday, with dozens of others still missing after massive flooding and landslides destroyed homes and displaced tens of thousands. This is a selection of scenes of the widespread damage.
Rescue workers hunt for missing people at the scene of a home destroyed in a mudslide triggered by torrential rains in the town of Kumano, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Monday morning. | KYODO
Floodwaters are drained Monday in Mihara, Hiroshima Prefecture, after torrential rains hit western Japan over the weekend. | KYODO
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