# 'Unprecedented' rain in Japan kills four and strands thousands

https://mins.news/en/item/21852

- BBC News, 2026-08-14 04:54 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq561gpen8lo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Record rainfall in Japan’s eastern Chiba prefecture has killed at least four people and injured five others. More than 20,000 households lost power and about 7,000 travellers spent the night stranded at Tokyo’s Narita airport, while authorities continued to warn of flooding and landslides.

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