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Torrential rain lashes central, eastern Japan
May 21, 2019

In Japan, torrential rain inundated wide areas across central and eastern Japan on Tuesday, with the weather agency warning of landslides and rivers potentially bursting their banks.

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, more heavy rain is expected in the coming hours till tomorrow morning.

The agency warned that tornado-like winds and threat of storm clouds hit the eastern and northern Pacific coastal regions.

Some transportation networks were also disrupted in Tokyo due to the heavy rain.