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A general view shows submerged vehicles in floodwaters after an embankment of the Kinugawa river collapsed in Joso city in Ibaraki prefecture, north of Tokyo on September 10, 2015. A Japanese city was flooded when a raging river burst its banks, washing away homes and cars as desperate residents pleaded for help, after tens of thousands were ordered to flee their homes following torrential rains. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images)

A general view shows submerged vehicles in floodwaters after an embankment of the Kinugawa river collapsed in Joso city in Ibaraki prefecture, north of Tokyo on September 10, 2015. A Japanese city was flooded when a raging river burst its banks, washing away homes and cars as desperate residents pleaded for help, after tens of thousands were ordered to flee their homes following torrential rains.   AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO        (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images)