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Northern Japan has been battered by torrential rain and floods killing one person. Niigata and Fukushima prefectures have been the areas worst hit with a number of people missing and 400,000 advised to evacuate their homes as authorities fear potential landslides. The floods strike nearly five months after northeastern Japan was struck by an earthquake and subsequent tsunami that killed over 13,000 people.


The Shinano River in Niigata broke its banks and spilled into nearby towns.

These pictures have been taken in Niigata where cars were stranded on roads and telephone polls torn down.
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Many Japanese lit candles for the flood victims in Niigata on Friday.
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