Tokyo (Japan), 14 Aug. (LaPresse/AP) – Torrential rain that hit towns east of Tokyo overnight has flooded roads and dozens of homes, left thousands of people stranded, caused power cuts and claimed the lives of at least four people, whilst another is missing. The Japan Meteorological Agency has downgraded the highest alert level for heavy rain in Chiba Prefecture, but forecasts further rain later today. Photographs and television footage have shown widespread damage, with homes, cars and sections of railway track flooded. The Ground Self-Defence Force has sent buses to pick up around 4,000 people who spent the night at Soga railway station. Thousands more people were stranded at Narita Airport due to train services being suspended. Hundreds of people have taken refuge in a government building in Chiba.
Japan: Torrential rain near Tokyo leaves four dead and causes transport disruption
Tokyo (Japan), 14 Aug. (LaPresse/AP) – Torrential rain that hit towns east of Tokyo overnight has flooded roads and dozens of homes, left thousands of people stranded, caused power cuts and claimed the lives of at least four people, whilst another is missing. The Japan Meteorological Agency has downgraded the highest alert level for heavy rain in Chiba Prefecture, but forecasts further rain later today. Photographs and television footage have shown widespread damage, with homes, cars and sections of railway track flooded. The Ground Self-Defence Force has sent buses to pick up around 4,000 people who spent the night at Soga railway station. Thousands more people were stranded at Narita Airport due to train services being suspended. Hundreds of people have taken refuge in a government building in Chiba.