Damage Reports From Chiba Rain Disaster Grow, Death Toll Stands at 10

Heavy rain in Japan's Chiba Pref. leaves 10 dead, 2,500 cars abandoned on roads

Officials in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, say one more person has been confirmed dead after record-heavy rains. This brings the death toll to 10. The city of Chiba reports that about 2,500 vehicles were abandoned after being inundated, and that work is underway to move them.

Chiba deals with removing abandoned cars after record rainfall

CHIBA, Japan – Over 1,000 vehicles that became submerged in flood waters and are unable to move are causing issues, following torrential rain that hit Japan’s Chiba prefecture late on Aug 13. Efforts to move these abandoned vehicles continued in various parts of the prefecture on Aug 15, but the progress has been sluggish as businesses accepting these vehicles […]...Keep on reading: Japan’s Chiba deals with removing abandoned cars after record r…

Fatalities due to record Chiba rainfall rise to 10 with one person still missing

The 10th victim was a man in his 30s who died from carbon monoxide poisoning after using an electric generator due to a power outage at his home.

Japan’s Chiba prefecture deals with removing abandoned cars after record rainfall

The prefectural and Chiba municipal governments have been moving abandoned vehicles since Aug 14. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Damage reports from Chiba rain disaster grow, death toll stands at 10

Reports of flood damage continue to grow three days after torrential rain pounded Chiba Prefecture east of Tokyo, with the prefectural government saying Sunday that some 1,300 homes were flooded, 10 people were killed and one remained missing.