{
  "id": 850379,
  "title": "Record rain in Japan kills 4, strands thousands at Airport",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/record-rain-in-japan-kills-4-strands-thousands-at-airport",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T07:16:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/record-rain-in-japan-kills-4-strands-thousands-at-airport"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "At least four people died in eastern Japan after “unprecedented” heavy rain that left nearly 7,000 stranded at Tokyo’s Narita airport, and forced thousands to take refuge in government buildings. The torrential rains hit Chiba prefecture, east of Tokyo, on Thursday, August 13, night, triggering landslide warnings and power outages. Evacuation orders were issued for […]",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}