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Japan flooding: Houses swept away, residents stuck on roofs
By Will Ripley and Holly Yan, CNN
Updated 2:57 PM ET, Thu September 10, 2015 | Video Source: CNN
Tokyo (CNN)Heavy flooding over eastern Japan washed away houses and forced residents to their rooftops, desperate for rescue by military helicopters.
The raging brown floodwaters spawned from Tropical Storm Etau, which has dumped 60 centimeters (2 feet) of rain over some areas since Monday.
Combine that with several weeks of near-daily rainfall, and Ibaraki and Tochigi prefectures are now deluged and unrecognizable.
"Tochigi Prefecture is facing a grave danger and is in an emergency situation," Japan Meteorological Agency Spokesman Takuya Deshimaru said. "It is experiencing unprecedented downpour."
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Full text:
http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/10/asia/japan-floods/
By Will Ripley and Holly Yan, CNN
Updated 2:57 PM ET, Thu September 10, 2015 | Video Source: CNN
Tokyo (CNN)Heavy flooding over eastern Japan washed away houses and forced residents to their rooftops, desperate for rescue by military helicopters.
The raging brown floodwaters spawned from Tropical Storm Etau, which has dumped 60 centimeters (2 feet) of rain over some areas since Monday.
Combine that with several weeks of near-daily rainfall, and Ibaraki and Tochigi prefectures are now deluged and unrecognizable.
"Tochigi Prefecture is facing a grave danger and is in an emergency situation," Japan Meteorological Agency Spokesman Takuya Deshimaru said. "It is experiencing unprecedented downpour."
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Full text:
http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/10/asia/japan-floods/