A portion of the road sinks in as rainwater flowed into the soil pipe and pushed up a manhole in Asahikawa, Hokkaido Prefecture on July 3, 2018. A front was stationary over Hokkaido and a warning was given for the heavy rain and flooding at Karachi, Rumoi and Kamikawa district on the same day. The lower section of Ishikawa River flowed over in Asahikawa Town.( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )