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Torrential rain triggers landslides, floods in eastern Japan, emergency warning still in place
TOKYO, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- Torrential rain stemming from Typhoon Etau that lashed the eastern seaboard of Japan before crossing central Japan and being downgraded to a tropical depression, caused floods and landslides in its wake Thursday and sparked mass-evacuations from the hardest-hit areas.
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) as early as Wednesday issued an emergency alert for residents living in Tochigi Prefecture, 40 km north of Tokyo and neighboring Ibaraki Prefecture.Full Story
