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Emergency safety measures issued across all of Oshima town in the Izu Islands

From NHK · () Japanese

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  • Oshima town in Tokyo’s Izu Islands issued emergency safety information across the entire town at 12:30 p.m. on Sept. 7.
  • The measure covers 3,947 households and 7,884 people.
  • Niijima village also issued the same emergency notice across its entire area earlier that morning.

Oshima town in the Izu Islands issued emergency safety information for its entire area at 12:30 p.m. on Sept. 7 after heavy rain. The alert covers 3,947 households and 7,884 people.

Niijima village also issued emergency safety information for its entire area at 4:30 a.m. the same day.

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Originally published by NHK in Japanese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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