Japan Flood
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Asian Games at risk? Hundreds of athletes forced to evacuate after severe flooding in Japan's Nagoya
Other Sports | Sep 09, 2026, 01:10 PM ISTHundreds of Asian Games athletes were evacuated in Nagoya after 104mm of rain fell in an hour, causing severe flooding. Around 400 athletes and staff were moved to higher ground, but officials said the Games remain on track to begin as planned.
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Heavy rainfall in Japan causes mudslide, threatens floods
World | Aug 13, 2021, 02:09 PM ISTTorrential rain pounding southwestern Japan has triggered a mudslide and swallowed four people in Nagasaki and threatened the region with the risk of floods and more landslides, officials said Friday
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Japan floods death toll touches 176, PM Shinzo Abe visits affected areas
World | Jul 11, 2018, 11:59 AM ISTChief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Abe on Wednesday would visit an evacuation center in Kurashiki, a city where a river broke through an embankment and swept through residential areas, killing more than 40 people.
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Japan: 18 people killed in landslides triggered by torrential rains
World | Aug 20, 2014, 12:45 PM ISTTokyo: At least 18 people, including seven children, were killed in Japan on Wednesday after landslides triggered by torrential rains hit Hiroshima prefecture, a media report said. More than 100mm of rain per hour was