Torrential rain and flood kill nine in Japan amid wettest month in decades
2 sources·Updated August 17, 2026
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- Dawn World PK·1h agoEastern Japan rain kills 9
TOKYO: Heavy rain that battered eastern Japan has left nine people dead, public broadcaster NHK said on Sunday, after an “unprecedented” deluge that flooded over a thousand homes and snarled up roads and rail services. Torrential downpours starting on Thursday triggered…
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Downpours in Japan’s east have snarled roads, caused power outages and destroyed homes in Chiba prefecture Heavy rain that battered eastern Japan has left nine people dead, the public broadcaster NHK said on Sunday, after an “unprecedented” deluge that flooded more than a…
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