# Weather tracker: Extreme rainfall deluges Japan and South Korea

https://mins.news/en/item/28147

- The Guardian, 2026-08-21 08:19 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/21/weather-tracker-extreme-rainfall-japan-south-korea

> Unprecedented rainfall in Japan and South Korea caused deaths, evacuations, power cuts and transport disruption. Chiba recorded 115mm in one hour, while 13 people died and one remained missing. Hurricane Lala battered Hawaii before strengthening to category 4, and Tropical Storm Saudel was forecast to intensify near the Northern Mariana Islands and Okinawa.

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