Record rain in parts of Japan after tropical storm

TOKYO: Parts of Japan have been deluged by their heaviest daily rains since records began, officials said today, with reports of more than 100 landsli...

Scientists say climate change is intensifying the risk of heavy rain globally, because a warmer atmosphere holds more water. AFPPIX: Parts of Japan have been deluged by their heaviest daily rains since records began, officials said today, with reports of more than 100 landslides after a tropical storm.

The deluge comes at the end of a rain-sodden week for East Asia, after southern Chinese cities were hit by record-breaking downpours that inundated major cities, and Typhoon Haikui toppled trees and caused flooding in Taiwan.Scientists say climate change is intensifying the risk of heavy rain globally, because a warmer atmosphere holds more water.

In Mobara, “a river near the city hall flooded on Friday and a car that was running nearby had to be rescued”, a city spokesman told AFP.

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