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, according to reports from The Mainichi.

This footage shows heavy rain falling in the courtyard of Daijiju Shrine, a Shinto shrine in Ishikawa Prefecture’s Nanao City.

An estimated 7,965 people in Nanao were evacuated due to the rains, The Mainichi reported. Credit: sannoushrine_noto via Storyful