Heavy rain lashes Japan as weather agency warns of landslides, rainbands
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Heavy rainfall hit eastern Japan and elsewhere on Monday, with the weather agency urging maximum vigilance against landslides on Niij
Tokyo was hit by severe rainfall on Monday, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to issue a special warning for landslides on several islands near the capital. The agency recorded more than 580 millimeters of rain in Oshima over 24 hours, the highest September rainfall since local records began. The heavy downpour disrupted train services and forced school closures across the Tokyo metropolitan area, affecting over 140,000 people.
A woman in her 60s died in Iwaki after her car was submerged in floodwaters. Two others were injured in Chiba when they fell during heavy rain. The Japan Meteorological Agency warned that rainbands capable of bringing prolonged, localized torrential downpours could develop in the northeastern Tohoku region. Warm, moist air was flowing into a front near the southern coast of Honshu, Japan's main island, and heavy rain was expected to continue through Thursday, mainly along the Pacific coast. Typhoon Krovanh has weakened into a tropical depression.
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