Raging floodwater rushing through the streets of northern Japan is so severe it created a sinkhole in one village that swallowed up a car.
At least three people are missing and thousands have been ordered to evacuate northern Japan where torrential rains are pounding the area, flooding roads, and causing rivers to burst their banks.
Terrifying clips and drone images showed entire districts submerged in filthy brown water as the water rumbled through communities in Yamagata, in Japan's central Niigata prefecture.
