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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

Japan torrential rain: 4 dead, over 400,000 ordered to evacuate as severe flooding hits eastern region; PM Takaichi pledges support

Tokyo [Japan]: Four people have died, and another remains unresponsive after torrential rain severely battered eastern Japan from Thursday into early Friday, triggering widespread flooding and high-level emergency alerts across the region, Kyodo News reported.

According to reports by Kyodo News, the Japan Meteorological Agency briefly issued a Level 5 warning, the highest disaster alert level on its scale, covering more than one-third of the municipalities in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo. All emergency warnings were downgraded Friday morning.

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