A house leaning as a swollen river undermines the ground in Suzu following heavy rain in Noto. — AP
RESCUERS combed the debris-strewn banks of a river in central Japan, searching for drowning victims after homes were swept away in flooding and landslides that claimed at least seven lives.
The river on the Noto Peninsula – an area still reeling from a devastating earthquake in January – overflowed at the weekend, becoming a muddy torrent that inundated roads and a remote hamlet.
