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Japan: Shinagawa Station Overcrowded as Train Suspensions Disrupt Rush Hour

On Wednesday, train suspensions caused by a fatal accident disrupted the evening rush hour, leading to severe congestion at stations. At Shinagawa Station, platforms were packed with passengers and became dangerously overcrowded. According to JR East, the accident occurred between Yokohama and Shin-Kawasaki stations on the Yokosuka Line. As a result, services on the Yokosuka Line and several other major lines in the Tokyo metropolitan area were temporarily suspended.

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Dominican Republic: Tropical Storm Melissa Batters, Causing Damage and Disruptions 2

Tropical Storm Melissa swept through the Dominican Republic, toppling trees, traffic lights, and triggering small landslides. Authorities closed schools and government offices across several provinces as the storm disrupted water systems and threatened severe flooding. Melissa is expected to strengthen into a Category 4 hurricane this weekend as it lashes the Caribbean with heavy rain and destructive winds.

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Indonesia: Mt. Lewotobi Erupts, Triggers Highest Alert and Spews Ash High Into Sky

Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki on Flores Island, East Nusa Tenggara, erupted late Tuesday, October 15, and again early Wednesday, spewing ash up to 10 kilometers into the sky. Indonesia’s volcanology agency raised the alert to its highest level after detecting deep tremors that signaled possible explosive activity.

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US: Severe Weather Warning for Houston Area With Hail, High Winds, Tornado Risk

The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the Houston area until evening of Monday, May 5. It brought hail, damaging winds, flooding, and possible tornadoes.

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US: Sunset Fire Ignites In Hollywood Hills, Triggering Mandatory Evacuation Orders

A brush fire, dubbed the Sunset Fire, broke out in the Hollywood Hills on Wednesday evening, January 8, triggering mandatory evacuation orders.

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Philippines: Thunderstorms Hit, Bringing Intense Rainfall To Central Regions

The regions of Visayas, Bicol, Calabarzon, and Mimaropa may experience cloudy skies with scattered rains as isolated thunderstorms hit. According to reports, heavy rainfall of 100 to 200 mm was expected in Northern Samar on Monday.

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Train wire problems affect 220,000 passengers in Japan

YOKOHAMA, Japan, Dec. 16 Kyodo - People are forced to get off a train stopped in Kawasaki after overhead wire problems on the JR Keihin Tohoku line in this photo taken Dec. 16, 2017, from a Kyodo News helicopter. The problem caused major train delays, affecting an estimated 220,000 passengers, mainly in the Tokyo-Yokohama area.

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Train wire problems affect 220,000 passengers in Japan

YOKOHAMA, Japan, Dec. 16 Kyodo - People are forced to get off a train stopped in Kawasaki after overhead wire problems on the JR Keihin Tohoku line in this photo taken Dec. 16, 2017, from a Kyodo News helicopter. The problem caused major train delays, affecting an estimated 220,000 passengers, mainly in the Tokyo-Yokohama area.

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Woman helps elderly man

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Photo shows the railway crossing on the JR Yokohama Line in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Oct. 1, 2013, where a woman died while rescuing an elderly man.

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(1)Tokyo's Shinagawa opens bullet train station

TOKYO, Japan - Passengers walk into the main concourse of a new Shinkansen bullet train station which opened at JR Shinagawa Station in Tokyo on Oct. 1 Shinagawa lies between Tokyo and Shin-Yokohama on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line, which runs to Shin-Osaka and then continues to Hakata in Kyushu as the Sanyo Shinkansen Line. The station brings the number of bullet train stops in the capital to three, including Ueno, which serves northeastern Japan.

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Freight train derails at JR Tsurumi Station

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A freight train derailed March 17 in a yard at JR Tsurumi Station in Yokohama, striking a nearby electricity pole and disrupting train services on the Tokaido Line.

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Man wields kitchen knife on train

Photo shows investigators standing next to a JR Keihin-Tohoku Line train that came to a halt in Tsurumi Ward, Yokohama, near Tokyo, on June 9, 2015, after a passenger, prompted by a kitchen knife-wielding man, opened an emergency exit door. No one was hurt in the incident and the 71-year-old man was immediately arrested on suspicion of illegally carrying a knife by an off-duty police officer who happened to be on the spot. The man allegedly took the kitchen knife out of his bag after complaining about a passenger's use of a tablet and exchanging words with him. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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CORRECTED: Train wire problems affect 220,000 passengers in Japan

People are forced to get off a train stopped in Kawasaki after overhead wire problems on the JR Keihin Tohoku line in this photo taken Dec. 16, 2017, from a Kyodo News helicopter. The problem caused major train delays, affecting an estimated 220,000 passengers, mainly in the Tokyo-Yokohama area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Train wire problems affect 220,000 passengers in Japan

People are forced to get off a train stopped in Yokohama after overhead wire problems on the JR Keihin Tohoku line in this photo taken Dec. 16, 2017, from a Kyodo News helicopter. The problem caused major train delays, affecting an estimated 220,000 passengers, mainly in the Tokyo-Yokohama area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Train wire problems affect 220,000 passengers in Japan

People are forced to get off a train stopped in Kawasaki after overhead wire problems on the JR Keihin Tohoku line in this photo taken Dec. 16, 2017, from a Kyodo News helicopter. The problem caused major train delays, affecting an estimated 220,000 passengers, mainly in the Tokyo-Yokohama area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Train wire problems affect 220,000 passengers in Japan

People are forced to get off a train stopped in Yokohama after overhead wire problems on the JR Keihin Tohoku line on Dec. 16, 2017. The problem caused major train delays, affecting an estimated 220,000 passengers, mainly in the Tokyo-Yokohama area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Halted trains trouble commuters, fireworks viewers in Yokohama, Tokyo

Railway workers repair a broken overhead cable in Yokohama on the JR Keihin Tohoku Line on Aug. 4, 2015, as train services was suspended due to an electricity failure caused by the fault, affecting about 350,000 passengers in the Tokyo-Yokohama area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Halted trains trouble commuters, fireworks viewers in Yokohama, Tokyo

Railway workers repair a broken overhead cable in Yokohama on the JR Keihin Tohoku Line on Aug. 4, 2015, as train services was suspended due to an electricity failure caused by the fault, affecting about 350,000 passengers in the Tokyo-Yokohama area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Halted trains trouble commuters, fireworks viewers in Yokohama, Tokyo

Railway workers repair a broken overhead cable in Yokohama on the JR Keihin Tohoku Line on Aug. 4, 2015, as train service was suspended due to electricity failure caused by the fault, affecting about 350,000 passengers in the Tokyo-Yokohama area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Halted trains trouble commuters, fireworks viewers in Yokohama, Tokyo

A train is left with its doors open between two stops in Yokohama on the JR Keihin Tohoku Line on Aug. 4, 2015, as service was suspended due to electricity failure caused by a broken overhead cable, affecting about 350,000 passengers in the Tokyo-Yokohama area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(1)Tokyo's Shinagawa opens bullet train station

TOKYO, Japan - Passengers walk into the main concourse of a new Shinkansen bullet train station which opened at JR Shinagawa Station in Tokyo on Oct. 1 Shinagawa lies between Tokyo and Shin-Yokohama on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line, which runs to Shin-Osaka and then continues to Hakata in Kyushu as the Sanyo Shinkansen Line. The station brings the number of bullet train stops in the capital to three, including Ueno, which serves northeastern Japan. (Kyodo)

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Freight train derails at JR Tsurumi Station

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A freight train derailed March 17 in a yard at JR Tsurumi Station in Yokohama, striking a nearby electricity pole and disrupting train services on the Tokaido Line.