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Debris and driftwoods are piled near damaged houses along a river running through Wajima, Japan, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, following heavy rain in central Japan's Noto peninsula area, where a devastating earthquake took place on Jan. 1. (Tsuyoshi Ueda/Kyodo News via AP)

Debris and driftwoods are piled near damaged houses along a river running through Wajima, Japan, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, following heavy rain in central Japan's Noto peninsula area, where a devastating earthquake took place on Jan. 1. (Tsuyoshi Ueda/Kyodo News via AP)

This aerial photo shows the flooded area after heavy rain in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (Kyodo News via AP)

This aerial photo shows the flooded area after heavy rain in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (Kyodo News via AP)

A street is flooded in Wajima, Japan, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024, following heavy rain in central Japan's Noto peninsula area, where a devastating earthquake took place on Jan. 1. (Yasuko Kishimoto/Kyodo News via AP)

A street is flooded in Wajima, Japan, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024, following heavy rain in central Japan's Noto peninsula area, where a devastating earthquake took place on Jan. 1. (Yasuko Kishimoto/Kyodo News via AP)

A car is blocked by rocks covering a road, after heavy rain in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (Kyodo News via AP)

A car is blocked by rocks covering a road, after heavy rain in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (Kyodo News via AP)

People wade through a partially flooded street in Suzu, Japan, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024, following heavy rain in central Japan's Noto peninsula area, where a devastating earthquake took place on Jan. 1. (Kasumi Fukudome/Kyodo News via AP)

People wade through a partially flooded street in Suzu, Japan, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024, following heavy rain in central Japan's Noto peninsula area, where a devastating earthquake took place on Jan. 1. (Kasumi Fukudome/Kyodo News via AP)

Japan's Self-Defense Forces vehicles deployed to support people in areas affected by severe weather are parked on a mud-covered road in Wajima, Japan, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024, following heavy rain in central Japan's Noto peninsula area. (Katsunori Nishioka/Kyodo News via AP)

Japan's Self-Defense Forces vehicles deployed to support people in areas affected by severe weather are parked on a mud-covered road in Wajima, Japan, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024, following heavy rain in central Japan's Noto peninsula area. (Katsunori Nishioka/Kyodo News via AP)

Debris is piled along a bridge over the Kawarada river near the city hall in Wajima, Japan, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024, following heavy rain in central Japan's Noto peninsula area. (Yasuko Kishimoto/Kyodo News via AP)

Debris is piled along a bridge over the Kawarada river near the city hall in Wajima, Japan, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024, following heavy rain in central Japan's Noto peninsula area. (Yasuko Kishimoto/Kyodo News via AP)

Rescuers search where houses were swept away along a river in Wajima, Japan, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024, following heavy rain in central Japan's Noto peninsula area, where a devastating earthquake took place on Jan. 1. (Muneyuki Tomari/Kyodo News via AP)

Rescuers search where houses were swept away along a river in Wajima, Japan, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024, following heavy rain in central Japan's Noto peninsula area, where a devastating earthquake took place on Jan. 1. (Muneyuki Tomari/Kyodo News via AP)

This aerial photo shows the flooded area after heavy rain in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (Kyodo News via AP)

This aerial photo shows the flooded area after heavy rain in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (Kyodo News via AP)

Debris and driftwoods cover rice fields in Suzu, Japan, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, following heavy rain in central Japan's Noto peninsula area, where a devastating earthquake took place on Jan. 1. (Tsuyoshi Ueda/Kyodo News via AP)

Debris and driftwoods cover rice fields in Suzu, Japan, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, following heavy rain in central Japan's Noto peninsula area, where a devastating earthquake took place on Jan. 1. (Tsuyoshi Ueda/Kyodo News via AP)

A man wades through a flooded street near temporary housing units installed after the Jan. 1 earthquake in Wajima, Japan, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024, following heavy rain in central Japan's Noto peninsula area. (Muneyuki Tomari/Kyodo News via AP)

A man wades through a flooded street near temporary housing units installed after the Jan. 1 earthquake in Wajima, Japan, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024, following heavy rain in central Japan's Noto peninsula area. (Muneyuki Tomari/Kyodo News via AP)

This aerial photo shows the flooded Kawarada river and submerged area after heavy rain in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (Kyodo News via AP)

This aerial photo shows the flooded Kawarada river and submerged area after heavy rain in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (Kyodo News via AP)

A house leans as a swollen river undermines the ground in Suzu, Japan, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024, following heavy rain in central Japan's Noto peninsula area, where a devastating earthquake took place on Jan. 1. (Kasumi Fukudome/Kyodo News via AP)

A house leans as a swollen river undermines the ground in Suzu, Japan, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024, following heavy rain in central Japan's Noto peninsula area, where a devastating earthquake took place on Jan. 1. (Kasumi Fukudome/Kyodo News via AP)

Debris is piled in a river running through Wajima, Japan, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024, following heavy rain in central Japan's Noto peninsula area, where a devastating earthquake took place on Jan. 1. (Katsunori Nishioka/Kyodo News via AP)

Debris is piled in a river running through Wajima, Japan, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024, following heavy rain in central Japan's Noto peninsula area, where a devastating earthquake took place on Jan. 1. (Katsunori Nishioka/Kyodo News via AP)

This aerial photo shows cars are submerged after heavy rain in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (Kyodo News via AP)

This aerial photo shows cars are submerged after heavy rain in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (Kyodo News via AP)

A man wades through a flooded street near temporary housing units installed after the Jan. 1 earthquake in Wajima, Japan, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024, following heavy rain in central Japan's Noto peninsula area, where a devastating earthquake took place on Jan. 1. (Muneyuki Tomari/Kyodo News via AP)

A man wades through a flooded street near temporary housing units installed after the Jan. 1 earthquake in Wajima, Japan, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024, following heavy rain in central Japan's Noto peninsula area, where a devastating earthquake took place on Jan. 1. (Muneyuki Tomari/Kyodo News via AP)

In this aerial photo, the car park of a municipal office is seen under water, after heavy rain in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (Kyodo News via AP)

In this aerial photo, the car park of a municipal office is seen under water, after heavy rain in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (Kyodo News via AP)