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Heavy rain in northern Japan triggers floods and landslides, forcing hundreds to take shelter
TOKYO — Heavy rain hit northern Japan Thursday, triggering floods and landslides, disrupting transportation systems and forcing hundreds of residents to take shelter at safer grounds.
The Star4y
Desperate searches as dozens feared dead in Japan floods
TOKYO, July 6, 2020 (AFP): Tens of thousands of rescue workers in Japan on Monday combed through the wreckage of houses shattered by deadly floods and landslides in a desperate search for ...
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Analysis: 20% of population in Japan reside in flood-risk areas
About 20 percent of Japan’s population resides in areas that are at risk of flooding when heavy rain causes rivers to overflow, according to a recent Asahi Shimbun analysis. The number has ...
The Phnom Penh Post1mon
Japan supports MRC with $4.9 million funding for flood, drought management
The Mekong River Commission (MRC) and the Government of Japan have signed an agreement to support the implementation of the “Project for Strengthening Flood and Drought Risk Management in the Lower ...