Heavy rain causes flooding near Tokyo that kills at least 5 and strands travelers

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 that pounded cities east of Tokyo overnight has flooded roads and dozens of homes

Heavy rain causes flooding near Tokyo that kills at least 5 and strands travelers  AP News

Those killed included a man in his 60s or 70s found floating in a flooded road and a 66-year-old woman stuck in her submerged car, the Chiba Prefecture Disaster Management Office said.

During the record rainfall across Chiba Prefecture on Aug. 13 to 14, many vehicles were submerged as roads flooded. Fatalities were also reported amon

At least four people have been killed, with one other missing.

The torrential downpours late Thursday triggered landslide warnings and power outages.

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 four people dead and one missing.

It's set to be a 'thundery' end to the country's fifth heatwave, which has brought 38C temperatures, more wildfires, deepening drought fears, and concerns for nurses collapsing on baking hot wards

Heavy rain causes flooding near Tokyo that kills 4 and strands travelers  Toronto Star

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

Emergency warnings have been downgraded but unstable atmospheric conditions are forecast to persist across Kanto, Nagano and Yamanashi through early Saturday.

At least eight people have died in eastern Japan after record breaking heavy rain that left thousands stranded overnight and snarled up roads and rail services, authorities said.

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