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This extreme rain was deadly, with at least eight people killed and many others stranded
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This extreme rain was deadly, with at least eight people killed and many others stranded
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Evacuation orders issued for 400,000 after flooding, landslide warnings and power outages in Chiba prefecture At least five people have died in eastern Japan after “unprecedented” heavy rain that left nearly 7,000 stranded at Tokyo’s Narita airport and forced thousands to take refuge in government buildings. The torrential rains hit Chiba prefecture, east of Tokyo, on Thursday night, triggering landslide warnings and power outages. Evacuation orders were issued for more than 400,000 people in Chiba and other areas, and about 45,000 homes lost power, as 115mm of rain fell hourly, approximate...
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The storm cut power to more than 20,000 households and left 7,000 people stranded at Tokyo's Narita airport.
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Five people have died after heavy rain and flooding in Japan, with thousands more left stranded.
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AIPROPX has consolidated 6 reports from 5 outlets into a single canonical entry on “At least eight people killed after 'unprecedented' rain in Japan. #Chiba #Japan #Flooding #BBCNews.” The covered outlets are based across 3 regions — UK, Other, and US.
The earliest report in this entry came from Sky News (Aug 14, 2026, 06:01 UTC); the most recent came from Scientific American (Aug 14, 2026, 17:16 UTC).
Comparing the wording across sources, 4 named entities are referenced by multiple outlets and the phrase recurring most across the coverage is “unprecedented rain”.
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