2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (216+ words) In the town of Latisana in northeastern Italy, a woman drowned in her car after it became trapped by water in an underpass during severe storms and flooding. A Carabinieri officer dived into the water in an attempt to save…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (234+ words) Experts in Japan said the country is not immune to catastrophic landslides in mountainous areas, although their scale and mechanisms may differ from the recent tragedy in Nepal. There, an ice-and-rock avalanche caused massive flooding that killed more than 1,300 people,…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (290+ words) Heavy rain is expected in Japan’s Kanto-Koshin and Tokai regions on Monday as an atmospheric front located over the Pacific Ocean near the country shifts northward. Significant rainfall is also possible along the Pacific coast of the Tohoku region and…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (244+ words) On the morning of August 30, the Japan Meteorological Agency issued its highest, Level 5 emergency warning for heavy rain for the cities of Fukui, Ono and Katsuyama in Fukui Prefecture. The agency said the risk of landslides and flash floods had…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (177+ words) A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck near Tokyo early on Sunday in Japan. At least 37 people were injured, with one person seriously hurt, Euronews reports, citing Japanese authorities. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the earthquake occurred in the area of the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (255+ words) A magnitude 3.1 earthquake that occurred near Haenam in the South Jeolla–Gwangju region on Sunday morning did not affect the operation of South Korea’s nuclear power plants. The Korea Herald reports. The tremor was recorded at 6:43 a.m. local time,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (214+ words) The Japanese government is preparing measures to support tourism in the Kyushu region, including Kumamoto Prefecture, which was severely affected by a powerful earthquake on July 28. Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara stated this, The Japan Times reports. The measures are…...

3+ week, 4+ hour ago   (344+ words) A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck around 2 a.m. on August 23 in Tokyo and the wider Kanto region of Japan. The Japan Meteorological Agency urged residents of areas that experienced strong shaking to remain vigilant over the possibility of another earthquake of similar magnitude…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (291+ words) Following extreme downpours in Japan, 13 people have been confirmed dead, and one person is missing. The severe weather caused evacuations, power outages, and transportation disruptions, according to The Guardian. On August 13, the city of Chiba, near Tokyo, recorded a record…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (249+ words) UA.NEWS Record-breaking rains in Japan have claimed the lives of at least six people In Chiba Prefecture in eastern Japan, near Tokyo, at least six people were killed and five others were injured as a result of record-breaking rainfall,…...