# Record rainfall floods Japan’s Chiba prefecture, killing at least four

https://mins.news/en/video/21829

- Guardian News, 2026-08-14 04:32 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIx8_v4cTwo

> Record-breaking rain hit cities east of Tokyo overnight, killing at least four people, flooding roads and dozens of homes, stranding thousands and causing power outages. Japan’s Meteorological Agency issued its highest-level warning for heavy rain and landslides in the prefecture for the first time.

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