The death toll from the torrential rains hitting Japan’s Chiba prefecture has risen to eight. This was reported by the broadcaster Nhk, citing local authorities.
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Heavy rains and flooding have been recorded since yesterday afternoon in Chiba prefecture, located east of Tokyo. In some areas, precipitation reached 100 millimeters per hour. In particular, in the city of the same name, 348 millimeters of rain fell in 12 hours, an amount equal to three times what is normally recorded in the entire month of August.
More than 7,000 people were meanwhile stranded overnight in Narita, one of Tokyo’s two main airports, after numerous trains to and from the airport were canceled until this afternoon. On social networks, some passengers reported that airport staff had distributed water, food, and sleeping bags.
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Among the victims is a woman who died inside her car submerged by water.
The rains, described by authorities as “unprecedented,” caused power outages in over 20,000 homes.
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