Overall Green Flood alert in Japan from 16 Aug 2014 00:00 UTC to 19 Aug 2014 23:59 UTC

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Hiroshima, Japan, Landslides and Flooding Kill at Least 36; 7 Missing

Wed, 20 Aug 2014 18:47:00 +0200climate-weather (en)

Wednesday morning's rain added to what's been a very wet summer for western and central Japan . A landslide in Tokushima Prefecture killed at least one person earlier this month. In July, a boy was killed and dozens were hurt in Nagano Prefecture (MORE: In Kochi Prefecture, over 80 inches of rain....

Super Typhoon Halong: Japan Inundated With 3...

Mon, 11 Aug 2014 03:57:00 +0200climate-weather (en)

Tropical Storm Halong was declared a post-tropical cyclone Monday morning ( Japan ese time) over the Sea of Japan after a long trek that took it past Guam before later dumping as much as 3 1/2 feet of rain on Japan. As Halong approached and crossed the Japanese mainland, it unleashed tremendous....

Tropical Storm Halong Update: Moving North...

Mon, 11 Aug 2014 00:56:00 +0200climate-weather (en)

Tropical Storm Halong is churning north over the Sea of Japan after drenching the Japanese mainland with as much as 3 1/2 feet of rain over the weekend. As of 3 a.m. Japanese Standard Time Monday (4 p.m. EDT Sunday in the U.S.), the center of Halong was about 200 km (125 miles) west-southwest of....

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