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Chiba underpass closed under new rules after Level 4 heavy-rain warning

From NHK · () Japanese

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  • The Chiba National Highway Office closed an underpass on National Route 16 in Muratacho, Chuo Ward, Chiba City, at 12:30 a.m.
  • The closure followed the issuance of a Level 4 heavy-rain danger warning for Chiba City.

A road underpass in Chiba City was closed at 12:30 a.m. after the city received a Level 4 heavy-rain danger warning.

The Chiba National Highway Office shut the underpass on National Route 16 in Muratacho, in Chiba City’s Chuo Ward. The measure followed new rules for handling the dangerous rainfall conditions.

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