At least five dead as rain floods Chiba Prefecture

Record-breaking rainfall flooded cities east of Tokyo overnight, killing at least five people, injuring more than two dozen others and stranding thousands, authorities said yesterday.As the deluge subsided, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) downgraded its most severe heavy-rain warning in more than a dozen municipa

Buses picked up about 4,000 stranded people.

Record-breaking rainfall that pounded cities east of Tokyo overnight flooded roads and dozens of homes, stranded thousands of people, caused power outages and left at least five people dead and one missing.

Record-breaking rainfall has flooded cities east of Tokyo, killing at least five people and injuring over two dozen others

Record-breaking rain floods Chiba east of Tokyo, killing at least 5 people  AP News

Unprecedented rainfall battered Japan on Thursday, leaving at least four people dead and flooding parts of Chiba prefecture, east of Tokyo. Authorities issued the region’s highest-level rain warning for the first time, while landslide alerts and power cuts affected thousands of residents.

Unprecedented rainfall battered Japan on Thursday, leaving at least four people dead and flooding parts of Chiba prefecture, east of Tokyo. Authorities issued the region’s highest-level rain warning for the first time, while landslide alerts and power cuts affected thousands of residents.

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Heavy rain pounded eastern Japan on Thursday and continued into early Friday, prompting the weather agency to issue a Level 5 warning

The Mandi-Manali stretch of the Kirathpur-Manali National Highway was closed to vehicular traffic following a landslip near the Jhalogi tunnel in Mandi district. The road will be opened after the rain stops and the situation is normalised, says officials