{
  "id": 9554182,
  "title": "Over 800 Houses Inundated in Chiba Pref. due to Typhoon",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/over-800-houses-inundated-in-chiba-pref-due-to-typhoon",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T12:24:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026092400910/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Narita, in Chiba Prefecture, reported that Typhoon Dujuan's heavy rain has inundated a total of 884 residential buildings, both above and below ground level, according to the prefectural government. This figure includes 56 buildings recently counted in the town of Sakae, located near Inbanuma, a significant lake in northern Chiba. The disaster caused embankments around the lake to breach. In Sakura city, where the Takasaki River flows into Inbanuma, 300 houses were flooded above ground level. The prefectural government has yet to count the affected houses in Narita, where widespread flooding occurred. Some areas around the lake are still underwater due to slow progress in draining water. The lake has experienced frequent flooding in the past due to water flowing back from the Tone River. The lake has been divided into northern and western sections as part of a reclamation project. The Japan Water Agency, managing the lake since 1968, noted that the water level in the western part reached a record high of 5.04 meters early Tuesday last week. An embankment near the northern part of the lake collapsed over a 100-meter stretch, and another breach occurred at the Nagato River, connecting the northern section of the lake to the Tone River.",
  "summary": "Narita, Chiba Pref., Sept. 24 (Jiji Press)--Heavy rain from Typhoon Dujuan, the 25th typhoon of the year, has flooded a total of 884 residential buildings above or below floor level in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, the prefectural government said Thursday. The total included newly counted 56 buildings in the town of Sakae, which faces Inbanuma, a major lake in northern Chiba. Embankments...",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
        "title": "Fatalities from Typhoon Dujuan Rise to 9 in Chiba, Kanagawa Prefectures",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/fatalities-from-typhoon-dujuan-rise-to-9-in-chiba-kanagawa-prefectures",
        "published": "2026-09-23T06:45:14.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}