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Japan issues Level Five emergency warning for Chiba rains

8/13/2026

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Japan issued a Level Five Emergency Warning for heavy rain in 14 Chiba cities, reporting one death in Ichikawa.
A Japan Meteorological Agency official called the rain unprecedented and urged evacuation of over 100,000 households in Chiba, Ibaraki and Saitama.
In Henan, China, a 40-meter-wide levee breach forced relocation of over 2,000 people.
Authorities evacuated 4,500 residents from ten villages in Luohe after 434.2 mm of rain, leaving a yellow alert.

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Japan issued a Level Five Emergency Warning for heavy rain in 14 Chiba cities, reporting one death in Ichikawa.
A Japan Meteorological Agency official called the rain unprecedented and urged evacuation of over 100,000 households in Chiba, Ibaraki and Saitama.
In Henan, China, a 40-meter-wide levee breach forced relocation of over 2,000 people.
Authorities evacuated 4,500 residents from ten villages in Luohe after 434.2 mm of rain, leaving a yellow alert.