Torrential rain and flood kill nine in Japan amid wettest month in decades
Downpours in Japan’s east have snarled roads, caused power outages and destroyed homes in Chiba prefecture
TL;DR
- Nine people have died due to heavy rainfall in eastern Japan.
- Over a thousand homes have been flooded, with nearly 600 experiencing water above floorboards.
- More than 70 houses in Chiba region were partially destroyed.
- Chiba prefecture recorded its wettest August in six decades, with one station logging 300mm of rain in 24 hours.
- The rainfall caused landslide warnings, power outages, and disrupted road and rail services.
- An estimated 1,200 cars remain abandoned on roads.
- The Japanese meteorological agency described the rain as unprecedented.
- Scientists link extreme weather events to human-driven climate change.