{
  "id": 9483795,
  "title": "Heavy Rains Cause Levee to Break at Inbanuma Lake in Chiba Prefecture; Flooding Spreads to Homes, Rice Fields",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/heavy-rains-cause-levee-to-break-at-inbanuma-lake-in-chiba-prefecture",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T03:49:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
    "slug": "the-japan-news-by-the-yomiuri-shimbun",
    "url": "https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/general-news/20260924-350300/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Heavy rains caused by Typhoon Dujuan, also known as Typhoon No. 25, have caused the levee around Inbanuma lake in northern Chiba Prefecture to collapse, resulting in widespread flooding. As of Thursday, water remains standing in homes, rice paddies, and roads across a wide area.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}