### [2021-08-15](/feed/2021/08/15/index.md)

##### Japan
# Heavy rain in Japan causes a landslide in Okaya, Nagano. Three people are presumed dead, including a child, after the landslide damaged their house. 

Torrential rain lashed much of Japan on Sunday, submerging roads and buildings in the western part of the country, while three people were feared dead after a landslide in central Nagano prefecture.


### Sources:

1. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/torrential-rains-lash-japan-three-feared-dead-after-landslide-2021-08-15/) [Image](https://www.reuters.com/resizer/fsFeuppn7GrJGcgi6yFKOdRPiyk=/1200x628/smart/filters:quality(80)/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/XFJD5GANCVIDLJM3BZ2WSMS66I.jpg)

### Changes:

1. Heavy rain in Japan causes a landslide to occur in Okaya, Nagano. Three people are presumed dead, including a child under ten years of age, after the landslide hit their house.  _2021-08-15 21:07:45 (First version)_
1. Heavy rain in Japan causes a landslide in Okaya, Nagano. Three people are presumed dead, including a child, after the landslide damaged their house.  _(Current version)_

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