Record short-duration heavy rain reported in Tokyo’s Hachijo
Translated from Japanese and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Radar analysis indicated about 110 millimetres of rain fell in one hour near Hachijo Town in Tokyo’s Izu Islands.
- Japan’s Meteorological Agency warned that the risk of a disaster was imminent.
Japan’s Meteorological Agency reported record short-duration heavy rain near Hachijo Town in Tokyo’s Izu Islands. Radar analysis indicated that about 110 millimetres of extremely heavy rain fell in one hour through 6:40 a.m.
The agency warned that the risk of a disaster was imminent.
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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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