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Flooding disaster links in English and Japanese

Local residents fill up water containers near a flooded area at Mihara No. 2 junior high school, which was acting as an emergency water supplying station, in Mihara, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Monday. | REUTERS

Local residents fill up water containers near a flooded area at Mihara No. 2 junior high school, which was acting as an emergency water supplying station, in Mihara, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Monday. | REUTERS

Jul 9, 2018

A curated list of resources related the torrential rains that brought devastation to western Japan.

Public shelters

Transportation

Emergency resources in English

Safety tips app for smartphones (Japan Tourism Agency)

Volunteerism

Free evacuee services

Other useful links

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Local residents fill up water containers near a flooded area at Mihara No. 2 junior high school, which was acting as an emergency water supplying station, in Mihara, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Monday. | REUTERS

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