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  "id": 844379,
  "title": "Record rain kills four in Japan’s Chiba",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/record-rain-kills-four-in-japans-chiba",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T06:18:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
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    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1538260/record-rain-kills-four-in-japans-chiba/"
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  "summary": "Record rainfall in Japan’s eastern Chiba region has killed four people and left another missing, according to local authorities. The Japan Meteorological Agency reported severe rainfall near Tokyo. Chiba city received 367 millimetres of rain within 24 hours. The amount was more than three times the region’s average monthly rainfall. Read More: Typhoon Yun-yeung feared […]",
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        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "Four dead, thousands stranded as record rain lashes Japan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/four-dead-thousands-stranded-as-record-rain-lashes-japan",
        "published": "2026-08-14T03:23:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "'Unprecedented' rains in Japan kill four people",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/unprecedented-rains-in-japan-kill-four-people",
        "published": "2026-08-14T04:54:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Record rainfall leaves four dead, thousands stranded in Japan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/record-rainfall-leaves-four-dead-thousands-stranded-in-japan",
        "published": "2026-08-14T05:02:19.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Four dead after record-breaking heavy rain inundates Japan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/four-dead-after-record-breaking-heavy-rain-inundates-japan",
        "published": "2026-08-14T05:59:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Mainichi",
        "title": "Torrential rain in Japan's Chiba Pref. prompts warnings over cars trapped on flooded roads",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/torrential-rain-in-japans-chiba-pref-prompts-warnings-over-cars",
        "published": "2026-08-14T06:55:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Unprecedented rainfall in Japan leaves at least four dead in Chiba prefecture",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/unprecedented-rainfall-in-japan-leaves-at-least-four-dead-in-chiba",
        "published": "2026-08-14T08:32:04.000Z"
      }
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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."
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