Weather tracker: Extreme rainfall deluges Japan and South Korea
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Weather tracker: Extreme rainfall deluges Japan and South Korea

Unprecedented downpours cause deaths, evacuations and transport chaos. Plus, Hurricane Lala batters HawaiiSouth Korea and Japan were hit by extreme rainfall late last week and into this week. On 13 August in the city of Chiba near Tokyo there was a record-breaking 115mm of rainfall in just one hour, while the nearby city of Sakura broke its own record with 97mm in one hour. A level five emergency warning for heavy rain was issued by local authorities – the highest alert level and the first time

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The Guardian World — The Guardian World
21 August 2026
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