{"id":370115,"date":"2026-08-14T10:00:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T09:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/at-least-four-killed-as-record-rainfall-floods-japans-chiba-prefecture\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T10:00:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T09:00:48","slug":"at-least-four-killed-as-record-rainfall-floods-japans-chiba-prefecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/at-least-four-killed-as-record-rainfall-floods-japans-chiba-prefecture\/","title":{"rendered":"At least four killed as record rainfall floods Japan&#8217;s Chiba prefecture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/vIx8_v4cTwo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"At least four killed as record rainfall floods Japan's Chiba prefecture\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vIx8_v4cTwo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Record-breaking rainfall that pounded cities east of Tokyo overnight killed at least four people, flooded roads and dozens of homes, stranded thousands of people and caused power outages.<br \/>\nSubscribe to Guardian News on YouTube \u25ba https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/guardianwires?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>It was the first time the Japan Meteorological Agency has issued the highest level 5 warning for heavy rains and landslides for the prefecture.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Unprecedented\u2019 rain kills four in Japan as thousands stranded at airport \u25ba https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/aug\/14\/japan-deadly-rain-evacuation-thousands-stranded-tokyo-airport-weather<\/p>\n<p>The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. 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