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  "id": 842466,
  "title": "Heavy rain causes flooding near Tokyo that kills 4 and strands travellers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/heavy-rain-causes-flooding-near-tokyo-that-kills-4-and-strands",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T05:05:38.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/heavy-rain-causes-flooding-near-tokyo-that-kills-4-and-strands-travellers/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Record-breaking rainfall that pounded cities east of Tokyo overnight flooded roads and dozens of homes, stranded thousands of people, caused power outages and left at least four people dead and one missing.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "SBS News",
        "title": "Deluge at Tokyo airport kills four and strands 7,000 as Hawaii braces for tropical storm",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/deluge-at-tokyo-airport-kills-four-and-strands-7-000-as-hawaii-braces",
        "published": "2026-08-14T05:09:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Flooding near Tokyo kills 4, disrupts travel",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/flooding-near-tokyo-kills-4-disrupts-travel",
        "published": "2026-08-14T06:42:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Hurricane warning issued for the Big Island of Hawaii as Tropical Storm Lala approaches",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/hurricane-warning-issued-for-the-big-island-of-hawaii-as-tropical",
        "published": "2026-08-14T13:45:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}