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Sympathies to Japan over losses by torrential rains

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on July 8 extended sympathies to his Japanese counterpart Abe Shinzo over human and material losses caused by torrential downpours on Kyushu island.
Sympathies to Japan over losses by torrential rains ảnh 1 Japan's Self Defence Forces personnel evacuate residents by boat in Fukuoka (Photo: Kyodo)

Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister NguyenXuan Phuc on July 8 extended sympathies to his Japanese counterpart Abe Shinzoover human and material losses caused by torrential downpours on Kyushu island.

The same day, Deputy PM and Minister of ForeignAffairs Pham Binh Minh voiced sympathies to Japanese Minister for ForeignAffairs Motegi Toshimitsu.

Torrential rains hit southern Japan lastweekend, flooding residential areas, causing mudslides and knocking out powerfor thousands.

In Kyushu, the death toll from the rain roseto 57 on July 8, with five more feared dead and at least 13 missing./.

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