THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
October 13, 2019 at 17:40 JST
The Hokuriku Shinkansen trains are seen half-submerged after the banks of Chikumagawa river collapsed in Nagano on the morning of Oct. 13. (Mari Endo)
Widespread flooding was reported as Typhoon No. 19 battered the nation from Oct. 12 to 13, packing record rains that caused rivers to overspill their banks in many locations including Tokyo, Shizuoka and Saitama prefectures. [Read More]
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