Search efforts resumed at around 7 a.m. on Sept. 24 here in the city's Futegawamachi area for those missing in the record-breaking torrential rain that engulfed the Noto Peninsula over the weekend.

The massive rainfall, followed by landslides and flooding, in the Noto Peninsula comes as the region makes a fragile recovery from a devastating 7.5-magnitude earthquake on New Year’s Day. The quake destroyed buildings and triggered tsunami waves and a major fire. At least 374 people lost their lives.

At least six people have been confirmed dead on Japan’s Noto Peninsula after floods struck an area still recovering from a major earthquake nine months ago.