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Japan city issues highest-level warning after rain submerges roads

short by / on Tuesday, 8 September, 2026
Heavy rain caused the Ueda River in Nagoya, Japan, to overflow, flooding roads and sweeping away cars. The Japan Meteorological Agency recorded a record 104.5 mm of rainfall in one hour. Nagoya issued its highest-level emergency warning for parts of three wards, urging residents to move to safer locations. Several underpasses also flooded, though authorities said no one was trapped.
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