Heavy rains

At least 129 people are confirmed or reported dead in North and South Korea in flooding and landslides over the last few days, according to Reuters: Heavy Rains Hit Two Koreas

The death toll from the rainstorms and flooding triggered by the tropical storm Bilis across China was 204 on Tuesday, according to China Daily: Death toll from Bilis hits 204 nationwide

The same low pressure is now over central Japan, and it is still raining here in Saitama today. Mudslides have led to evacuations in many prefectures, including Nagano and Fukui, according to the Mainichi: 1 dead, 13 missing after heavy rain triggers landslides in 5 prefectures

Tsuyu, or the rainy season, is explained like this by the experts: The cold air mass which originates from either Siberia or the Sea of Okhotsk in the north and warm North Pacific anticyclone in the south meet, forming the summer seasonal rain front usually between the middle of June and the middle of July.

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