Floods and landslides have left one dead and at least six missing in central Japan.
The "unprecedented" torrential rains that lashed the area on September 21 are subsiding, but have caused extensive destruction. The National Weather Service urged residents to remain vigilant.
Eight temporary housing complexes were affected in Wajima and Suzu, two of the cities on the Noto Peninsula that were hardest hit by the 7.5-magnitude earthquake, which collapsed buildings, triggered tsunami waves and a large fire.
Over the past 72 hours, extreme rainfall has been recorded in Wajima - the heaviest since 1976.
Landslides blocked roads, complicating rescue efforts, and tens of thousands of people in the region were urged to evacuate.
Mud rivers rose high in Anamizu, south of Wajima.
A message was heard over the city's disaster prevention system loudspeakers warning residents that the rain would flood the sewer system. | BGNES, AFP
