'Unprecedented' rain in Japan kills eight people
Headline as filed by BBC World. PageNews does not write or rewrite headlines.
Coverage overview
2 publishers have filed 2 reports that PageNews has grouped as one story.
The earliest report detected came from BBC World at 10:36 UTC on 14 August 2026, and the most recent from The Guardian World 2h 36m later.
Japan is named in all 2 reports.
The coverage is filed under World. Each publisher's own headline, summary and link is below.
Compiled by PageNews from the reports listed below. No publisher wrote this summary.
Coverage from 2 publishers
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BBC World
'Unprecedented' rain in Japan kills eight people
The storm cut power to more than 20,000 households and left 7,000 people stranded at Tokyo's Narita airport.
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The Guardian World
‘Unprecedented’ rain kills five in Japan as thousands stranded at airport
Evacuation orders issued for 400,000 after flooding, landslide warnings and power outages in Chiba prefectureAt least five people have died in eastern Japan after “unprecedented” heavy rain that left
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How the coverage developed
- first BBC World — first report detected 'Unprecedented' rain in Japan kills eight people
- +3h The Guardian World ‘Unprecedented’ rain kills five in Japan as thousands stranded at airport
