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Japan issues highest rain warning as floods devastate Toyama

8/29/2026

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Japan's Meteorological Agency issued the highest-level rain warning for Ishikawa and Toyama.
Heavy rain from the Sea of Japan dumped 361.5 mm in 24 hours on Himi, Toyama.
Flash floods and mudslides damaged buildings, prompting hundreds of thousands to evacuate.
Scientists said the developing El Niño likely intensified the extreme rainfall.
Models forecast an additional 200 mm of rain could fall just south of the area.

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Japan's Meteorological Agency issued the highest-level rain warning for Ishikawa and Toyama.
Heavy rain from the Sea of Japan dumped 361.5 mm in 24 hours on Himi, Toyama.
Flash floods and mudslides damaged buildings, prompting hundreds of thousands to evacuate.
Scientists said the developing El Niño likely intensified the extreme rainfall.
Models forecast an additional 200 mm of rain could fall just south of the area.