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Japan: Storm System Brings Intense Lightning to Southwestern Region

The Japan Meteorological Agency issued weather alerts for Nagasaki and Kumamoto Prefectures in southwestern Japan on Wednesday, September 10, as a Linear Precipitation Band brought severe downpour to the area. Officials also warned residents across a wide area along the Sea of Japan coast for flooding in low-lying areas, and swelling and overflowing rivers due to heavy rain with lightning.

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Japan: Storm System Brings Intense Lightning to Southwestern Region 2

The Japan Meteorological Agency issued weather alerts for Nagasaki and Kumamoto Prefectures in southwestern Japan on Wednesday, September 10, as a Linear Precipitation Band brought severe downpour to the area. Officials also warned residents across a wide area along the Sea of Japan coast for flooding in low-lying areas, and swelling and overflowing rivers due to heavy rain with lightning.

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US: Aerial Footage of Flooded Area Around Mississippi River

This aerial video shows flooded areas around Cairo, Illinois, and Wickliffe, Kentucky, along Mississippi River on Tuesday, April 15, after relentless rain.

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Argentina: Day of Heavy Rains Batter Cordoba, Causing Rivers to Swell

Heavy rains fell across the province of Cordoba for the last few days, swelling rivers and flooding streets. More than 50 residents in 20 neighborhoods have been evacuated.

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Spain: Dangerous Situation Persists As Valencia Remains Flooded

At least 95 people were killed after intense storms unleashed heavy rainfall, triggering flash flooding across the province of Valencia. The floodwaters swept away vehicles, damaged building and trees, and caused widespread power outages. The video shows a swelling river in Castellón de la Plana.

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UK: Flooding Closes Roads, Disrupts Travel In Wales

Natural Resources Wales issued 17 flood warnings and 30 alerts across the country for Wednesday, October 16. Heavy rain caused travel disruptions, with flash floods closing roads and, according to SWP, a car trapped in floodwaters. Three schools in Powys were closed Wednesday afternoon.

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Spain: Heavy Rain Swells Rivers And Causes Flooding Across Country

Days of heavy rain have caused rivers to swell and triggered flooding in many parts of Spain. Instability is expected to persist this Friday in the northern and eastern parts of the peninsula, with heavy cloud cover and precipitation accompanied by storms in northern Spain. This video shows a swelled river in Boltaña on Thursday, October 17.

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Mexico: Flooding Hits Naucalpan, State Of Mexico After Heavy Rains 3

Heavy rains caused severe flooding in Naucalpan, northwest of Mexico City on Wednesday, July 24 swelling rivers and leaving dozens of vehicles stranded.

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Mexico: Flooding Hits Naucalpan, State Of Mexico After Heavy Rains 2

Heavy rains caused severe flooding in Naucalpan, northwest of Mexico City on Wednesday, July 24 swelling rivers and leaving dozens of vehicles stranded.

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Mexico: Flooding Hits Naucalpan, State Of Mexico After Heavy Rains

Heavy rains caused severe flooding in Naucalpan, northwest of Mexico City on Wednesday, July 24 swelling rivers and leaving dozens of vehicles stranded.

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2 die, 100 hospitalized after consuming Japan drugmaker's supplements

OSAKA,Japan, March 27 Kyodo - Two people are believed to have died and over 100 hospitalized after consuming red yeast rice dietary supplements from Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., the Japanese drugmaker and the health ministry said Tuesday, amid swelling safety concerns over the products.(Kyodo)

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GERMANY-LOWER SAXONY-FLOODS

(240106) -- HANOVER, Jan. 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Jan. 5, 2024 shows the flooded fields in Hemmingen, Lower Saxony, Germany. Germany is struggling with widespread flooding caused by heavy rainfall and swelling rivers, with disaster control reaching its limits in some areas due to a lack of sandbags and overflowing dykes. (Photo by Henning Scheffen/Xinhua)

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GERMANY-LOWER SAXONY-FLOODS

(240106) -- HANOVER, Jan. 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Jan. 5, 2024 shows the flooded fields in Hemmingen, Lower Saxony, Germany. Germany is struggling with widespread flooding caused by heavy rainfall and swelling rivers, with disaster control reaching its limits in some areas due to a lack of sandbags and overflowing dykes. (Photo by Henning Scheffen/Xinhua)

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GERMANY-LOWER SAXONY-FLOODS

(240106) -- HANOVER, Jan. 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Jan. 5, 2024 shows the flooded fields in Hemmingen, Lower Saxony, Germany. Germany is struggling with widespread flooding caused by heavy rainfall and swelling rivers, with disaster control reaching its limits in some areas due to a lack of sandbags and overflowing dykes. (Photo by Henning Scheffen/Xinhua)

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GERMANY-LOWER SAXONY-FLOODS

(240106) -- HANOVER, Jan. 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Jan. 5, 2024 shows the flooded fields in Hemmingen, Lower Saxony, Germany. Germany is struggling with widespread flooding caused by heavy rainfall and swelling rivers, with disaster control reaching its limits in some areas due to a lack of sandbags and overflowing dykes. (Photo by Henning Scheffen/Xinhua)

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GERMANY-LOWER SAXONY-FLOODS

(240106) -- HANOVER, Jan. 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Jan. 5, 2024 shows the flooded fields in the suburb of Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany. Germany is struggling with widespread flooding caused by heavy rainfall and swelling rivers, with disaster control reaching its limits in some areas due to a lack of sandbags and overflowing dykes. (Photo by Henning Scheffen/Xinhua)

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GERMANY-LOWER SAXONY-FLOODS

(240106) -- HANOVER, Jan. 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Jan. 5, 2024 shows the flooded fields in the suburb of Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany. Germany is struggling with widespread flooding caused by heavy rainfall and swelling rivers, with disaster control reaching its limits in some areas due to a lack of sandbags and overflowing dykes. (Photo by Henning Scheffen/Xinhua)

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GERMANY-LOWER SAXONY-FLOODS

(240106) -- HANOVER, Jan. 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 5, 2024 shows a flooded road in Hemmingen, Lower Saxony, Germany. Germany is struggling with widespread flooding caused by heavy rainfall and swelling rivers, with disaster control reaching its limits in some areas due to a lack of sandbags and overflowing dykes. (Photo by Henning Scheffen/Xinhua)

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GERMANY-LOWER SAXONY-FLOODS

(240106) -- HANOVER, Jan. 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Jan. 5, 2024 shows the flooded fields in the suburb of Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany. Germany is struggling with widespread flooding caused by heavy rainfall and swelling rivers, with disaster control reaching its limits in some areas due to a lack of sandbags and overflowing dykes. (Photo by Henning Scheffen/Xinhua)

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GERMANY-LOWER SAXONY-FLOODS

(240106) -- HANOVER, Jan. 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Jan. 5, 2024 shows a flooded road in the suburb of Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany. Germany is struggling with widespread flooding caused by heavy rainfall and swelling rivers, with disaster control reaching its limits in some areas due to a lack of sandbags and overflowing dykes. (Photo by Henning Scheffen/Xinhua)

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Japan PM Kishida in upper house committee session

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds his glasses during a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2023. Kishida has been dubbed the "tax hike glasses" as he is viewed as favoring tax hikes amid swelling defense and social security costs.

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Japan PM Kishida in upper house committee session

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds his glasses during a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2023. Kishida has been dubbed the "tax hike glasses" as he is viewed as favoring tax hikes amid swelling defense and social security costs.

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Japan PM Kishida in upper house committee session

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds his glasses during a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2023. Kishida has been dubbed the "tax hike glasses" as he is viewed as favoring tax hikes amid swelling defense and social security costs.

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U.S. Colorado River basin rejoices from record snowpack while flooding expected

STORY: U.S. Colorado River basin rejoices from record snowpack while flooding expected DATELINE: March 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: LOS ANGELES, U.S. CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Colorado River near Hoover Dam on the Arizona-Nevada border 2. various of Lake Mead on the side of Nevada STORYLINE: The Colorado River got a jolt in the arm from the 2022-23 winter thanks to the snowpack that is melting and swelling streams and rivers. The river, a parched lifeline in the U.S. southwest, supplies water to some 40 million people in seven states. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, which manages the Colorado River basin, said in its latest projection in January that the water level of Lake Mead, the biggest reservoir in the country, could drop close to the lowest since the reservoir was initially filled in the 1930s. With an above-average snowpack in the states of Colorado and Utah right now, hopes are that a slow spring melt could help turn things around. As of Tuesday, the lake's water

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U.S.-ARIZONA-NEVADA BORDER-WATER LEVELS-RISE

(230314) -- HOOVER DAM (U.S.), March 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 13, 2023 shows the Colorado River near Hoover Dam on the Arizona-Nevada border, the United States. The Colorado River, the parched lifeline in U.S. southwest, which supplies water to some 40 million people in seven states, got a jolt in the arm from the 2022-23 winter thanks to the snowpack that is melting and swelling streams and rivers. (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua)

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U.S.-ARIZONA-NEVADA BORDER-WATER LEVELS-RISE

(230314) -- HOOVER DAM (U.S.), March 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 13, 2023 shows the Colorado River near Hoover Dam on the Arizona-Nevada border, the United States. The Colorado River, the parched lifeline in U.S. southwest, which supplies water to some 40 million people in seven states, got a jolt in the arm from the 2022-23 winter thanks to the snowpack that is melting and swelling streams and rivers. (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua)

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U.S.-ARIZONA-NEVADA BORDER-WATER LEVELS-RISE

(230314) -- LAKE MEAD (U.S.), March 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A girl plays with water in the shallows of Lake Mead on the side of Nevada, the United States, on March 13, 2023. The Colorado River, the parched lifeline in U.S. southwest, which supplies water to some 40 million people in seven states, got a jolt in the arm from the 2022-23 winter thanks to the snowpack that is melting and swelling streams and rivers. (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua)

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U.S.-ARIZONA-NEVADA BORDER-WATER LEVELS-RISE

(230314) -- LAKE MEAD (U.S.), March 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 13, 2023 shows Lake Mead on the side of Nevada, the United States. The Colorado River, the parched lifeline in U.S. southwest, which supplies water to some 40 million people in seven states, got a jolt in the arm from the 2022-23 winter thanks to the snowpack that is melting and swelling streams and rivers. (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua)

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Demand soars for tennis star's favorite fish

MATSUE, Japan - Inquiries have been swelling with fish merchants in western Japan about the rosy seabass, shown in this file photo taken on Sept. 29, 2014, since Japanese tennis star Kei Nishikori revealed his liking for the fish at a press conference following the 2014 U.S. Open Championships in June. The high-priced fish, called "nodoguro" (black throat) in Japan, is a specialty of his home prefecture of Shimane.

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Mitsuoka Motor to end production of 'Orochi' supercar

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsuoka Motor Co. announces in Tokyo on April 23, 2014, that it will terminate production of the "Orochi" supercar series in September due to swelling costs. The last five cars will be dubbed the "Final Orochi" with extra equipment and special interior coloring.

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TSE halts all stock trading due to soaring orders

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken at 2:12 p.m. on Jan. 18 shows the Market Center of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The bourse suspended trading in all listed shares at 2:40 p.m. after swelling orders from investors reached its computer system's processing capacity.

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TSE halts all stock trading due to soaring orders

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the building of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Kabutocho, Tokyo, where trading in all listed shares was suspended at 2:40 p.m. after swelling orders from investors reached its computer system's processing capacity.

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Panel eyes target to curb social security spending in state budget

TOKYO, Japan - Keimei Kaizuka (R), chairman of the Fiscal System Council, hands a written recommendation to Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki at the Finance Ministry on June 6. The advisory panel urged that the government to take steps to curb swelling social security-related expenditures by setting targets when compiling the state budget for fiscal 2006.

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Cabinet OKs 82.11 tril. yen budget for FY 2004

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki speaks at a press conference after the cabinet approved an 82,110.9 billion yen state budget for fiscal 2004 on Dec. 24. Austerity budget featured cuts in major policy programs and the issuance of a record amount of debt to finance swelling social security and debt-servicing costs.

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Salamander found near Kamo River

KYOTO, Japan - A giant salamander was found in a riverbed near the Kamo River in Kyoto on July 11. The 1-meter-long salamander, designated as a special natural treasure, may have been brought to the location from the upper stream due to river swelling caused by a typhoon that hit the Japanese archipelago over the past days.

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Faulty U.S. immigration policy erodes human rights at Mexican border

STORY: Faulty U.S. immigration policy erodes human rights at Mexican border DATELINE: May 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:12 LOCATION: REYNOSA, Mexico CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Mexican towns along the border 2. various of migrants 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): ROSALINA, Honduran migrant 4. various of Senda de Vida 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): CARLOS PENA ORTIZ, Mayor of Reynosa 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Spanish): HECTOR SILVA, Founder of Senda de Vida migrant shelter STORYLINE: The United States' mishandling of the immigration influx on its southern border is generating a human rights crisis for regional communities. Mexican towns along the border are struggling to accommodate swelling numbers of undocumented migrants refused entry by the U.S., leaving the refugees increasingly exposed to unsafe, unsanitary and unsustainable conditions. Rosalina, a Honduran who seeks to enter the U.S. legally, has been staying in the Mexican border town of Reynosa for six months. She hopes for bringing her daughter to the

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Panel eyes target to curb social security spending in state budg

TOKYO, Japan - Keimei Kaizuka (R), chairman of the Fiscal System Council, hands a written recommendation to Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki at the Finance Ministry on June 6. The advisory panel urged that the government to take steps to curb swelling social security-related expenditures by setting targets when compiling the state budget for fiscal 2006. (Kyodo)

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TSE halts all stock trading due to soaring orders

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the building of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Kabutocho, Tokyo, where trading in all listed shares was suspended at 2:40 p.m. after swelling orders from investors reached its computer system's processing capacity. (Kyodo)

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TSE halts all stock trading due to soaring orders

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken at 2:12 p.m. on Jan. 18 shows the Market Center of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The bourse suspended trading in all listed shares at 2:40 p.m. after swelling orders from investors reached its computer system's processing capacity. (Kyodo)

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Salamander found near Kamo River

KYOTO, Japan - A giant salamander was found in a riverbed near the Kamo River in Kyoto on July 11. The 1-meter-long salamander, designated as a special natural treasure, may have been brought to the location from the upper stream due to river swelling caused by a typhoon that hit the Japanese archipelago over the past days.

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Tokyo gubernatorial candidate Koike vows to cut 2020 Olympic costs

Former Japanese Defense Minister Yuriko Koike speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 11, 2016. Koike, running in the July 31 Tokyo gubernatorial election, vowed to halve the governor's salary, cut the swelling costs of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, and improve the decision-making transparency of the metropolitan government. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan aims for 2020 fiscal reform goal through robust growth

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from R) speaks at an economic and fiscal policy meeting in Tokyo on June 30, 2015. The Cabinet the same day adopted a plan to realize its key fiscal reform goal in fiscal 2020 with increased tax revenues from robust economic growth led by the business sector, amid swelling social security costs in fast-aging Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Demand soars for tennis star's favorite fish

MATSUE, Japan - Inquiries have been swelling with fish merchants in western Japan about the rosy seabass, shown in this file photo taken on Sept. 29, 2014, since Japanese tennis star Kei Nishikori revealed his liking for the fish at a press conference following the 2014 U.S. Open Championships in June. The high-priced fish, called "nodoguro" (black throat) in Japan, is a specialty of his home prefecture of Shimane. (Kyodo)

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ANA's shareholders meeting

An ANA Holdings Inc. shareholder disinfects his hands to prevent coronavirus infection before attending the company's general shareholders meeting in Tokyo on June 29, 2020. ANA President Shinya Katanozaka told shareholders that the airliner will do its utmost to turn around the business, severely battered by the coronavirus pandemic, with a group loss swelling to nearly 60 billion yen in the January-March quarter after most international flights were suspended amid the virus outbreak during the period. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cabinet approves record-high 97.45 tril. yen budget plan for FY 2017

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) attends a Cabinet meeting in Tokyo on Dec. 22, 2016, together with Finance Minister Taro Aso. The Cabinet approved a record-high 97.45 trillion yen ($831 billion) budget for fiscal 2017, as swelling social security costs moved Japan further away from its goal of reining in overall spending and restoring its tattered fiscal health. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cabinet OKs 82.11 tril. yen budget for FY 2004

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki speaks at a press conference after the cabinet approved an 82,110.9 billion yen state budget for fiscal 2004 on Dec. 24. Austerity budget featured cuts in major policy programs and the issuance of a record amount of debt to finance swelling social security and debt-servicing costs. (Kyodo)