The death toll from record levels of rainfall that hit the northern part of Japan’s Noto Peninsula has risen to seven, authorities said on Monday.Deadly flooding and landslides due to torrential rains have left a trail of destruction in Ishikawa prefecture,

Ishikawa is still reeling from a magnitude-7.5 quake earlier this year, which toppled buildings, triggered tsunamis and sparked a major fire.

Record rainfall has brought deadly flooding and landslides to a coastal region of Japan still recovering from a devastating New Year’s Day earthquake.