The death toll from the recent torrential rain that hit the northern part of the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture has risen to seven, authorities said Monday.
A man who was rescued in the Machino district of the city of Wajima was newly confirmed to have died, according to the Ishikawa Prefectural Police Department and other sources.
Of the seven deaths in the prefecture, six were in Wajima and one was in the city of Suzu.
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