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River in northeastern Japan overflows, emergency warning issued

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A river in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Akita swelled and overflowed on Wednesday, prompting the country's weather agency to

  • Akita prefecture's Koyoshi River overflowed on Wednesday.
  • Weather agency issued Level 5 emergency warning, highest alert.
  • Yurihonjo region experienced 129mm of rain in 24 hours, record for October.

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