<p>Torrential rain drenched Ishikawa Prefecture and other regions of central Japan on August 31, causing flooding that warranted the evacuation of more than 20,000 people</a>, according to reports from The Mainichi.</p><p>This footage shows heavy rain falling in the courtyard of Daijiju Shrine, a Shinto shrine in Ishikawa Prefecture’s Nanao City.</p><p>An estimated 7,965 people in Nanao were evacuated due to the rains, The Mainichi reported. Credit: sannoushrine_noto via Storyful</p><br />
