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Japan: Racehorses Trapped in Floodwater as Record Rainfall Hits Hokuriku

Torrential rain battered Japan’s Hokuriku region on Thursday, August 7. The heavy downpour caused widespread flooding, road closures, and train service suspensions, including the Hokuriku Shinkansen between Kanazawa and Nagano. This video shows a horse in a flooded stable at Kanazawa Racecourse after the heavy downpour.

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Japan: Heavy Rain Hits Ishikawa and Toyama

On Thursday, August 7, heavy rainfall affected the prefectures of Ishikawa and Toyama as rain clouds developed over the Sea of Japan. Authorities have issued warnings for landslides and river overflows amid reports of flash flooding throughout the northwestern region.

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Japan emperor, empress visit Noto

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (far R) and Empress Masako visit on Dec. 17, 2024, an area hit hard by river flooding in the wake of torrential rain in September in Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture. The city on the Noto Peninsula was also hit by a major earthquake in January.

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Japan emperor, empress visit Noto

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (far R) and Empress Masako visit on Dec. 17, 2024, an area hit hard by river flooding in the wake of torrential rain in September in Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture. The city on the Noto Peninsula was also hit by a major earthquake in January.

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Japan emperor, empress visit Noto

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako offer silent prayers on Dec. 17, 2024, in an area hit hard by river flooding in the wake of torrential rain in September in Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture. The city on the Noto Peninsula was also hit by a major earthquake in January.

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Japan emperor, empress visit Noto

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (far R) and Empress Masako visit on Dec. 17, 2024, an area hit hard by river flooding in the wake of torrential rain in September in Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture. The city on the Noto Peninsula was also hit by a major earthquake in January.

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Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Sightings Across The World 7

Comet C/2023A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS), a comet visible only once every 80,000 years has been spotted streaking across skies around the world.

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Parade in disaster-hit central Japan city

A 9-meter-tall lantern called Kiriko is paraded during a traditional festival on Oct. 13, 2024, in Suzu, a central Japan city in Ishikawa Prefecture that is still reeling after it was severely damaged by a powerful earthquake on New Year's Day, and heavy rain and subsequent flooding in September.

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Parade in disaster-hit central Japan city

A 9-meter-tall lantern called Kiriko is paraded during a traditional festival on Oct. 13, 2024, in Suzu, a central Japan city in Ishikawa Prefecture that is still reeling after it was severely damaged by a powerful earthquake on New Year's Day, and heavy rain and subsequent flooding in September.

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Parade in disaster-hit central Japan city

A 9-meter-tall lantern called Kiriko is paraded during a traditional festival on Oct. 13, 2024, in Suzu, a central Japan city in Ishikawa Prefecture that is still reeling after it was severely damaged by a powerful earthquake on New Year's Day, and heavy rain and subsequent flooding in September.

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Parade in disaster-hit central Japan city

A 9-meter-tall lantern called Kiriko is paraded during a traditional festival on Oct. 13, 2024, in Suzu, a central Japan city in Ishikawa Prefecture that is still reeling after it was severely damaged by a powerful earthquake on New Year's Day, and heavy rain and subsequent flooding in September.

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Parade in disaster-hit central Japan city

A 9-meter-tall lantern called Kiriko is paraded during a traditional festival on Oct. 13, 2024, in Suzu, a central Japan city in Ishikawa Prefecture that is still reeling after it was severely damaged by a powerful earthquake on New Year's Day, and heavy rain and subsequent flooding in September.

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Japan PM visits flood-hit central Japan city

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (2nd from R) bows on Oct. 5, 2024, during a visit to the site of flooding in Wajima in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa that swept away residential houses following record-breaking rainfall in September. (Pool photo)

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Japan: Devastating Damage Left After Catastrophic Floods In Ishikawa

Heavy rainfall on Saturday, September 21, triggered flash flooding and mudslides in several areas of the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, which had been devastated by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake on New Year's Day. It left eight people dead, more than 40 communities isolated.

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Japan: 6 Dead, Several Missing After Catastrophic Flooding Strikes Quake-Hit Area In Ishikawa 11

Heavy rainfall on Saturday, September 21, triggered flash flooding and mudslides in several areas on the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, which was devastated by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake on New Year's Day. As of Monday morning, 6 people were dead and several were missing.

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Japan: 6 Dead, Several Missing After Catastrophic Flooding Strikes Quake-Hit Area In Ishikawa 9

Heavy rainfall on Saturday, September 21, triggered flash flooding and mudslides in several areas on the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, which was devastated by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake on New Year's Day. As of Monday morning, 6 people were dead and several were missing.

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Japan: 6 Dead, Several Missing After Catastrophic Flooding Strikes Quake-Hit Area In Ishikawa 10

Heavy rainfall on Saturday, September 21, triggered flash flooding and mudslides in several areas on the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, which was devastated by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake on New Year's Day. As of Monday morning, 6 people were dead and several were missing.

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