00:00Bands of heavy rain over central Japan caused rivers to overflow.
00:05and triggered landslides on Wednesday.
00:08According to the Associated Press, adverse weather conditions led the Meteorological Agency
00:14Japan's Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued a maximum-level alert for the
00:20region.
00:20More than 350 millimeters of rainfall were recorded in the last 24 hours in
00:26The city of Himi, in Toyama Prefecture, while in Hakui, Ishikawa Prefecture,
00:32Approximately 340 millimeters were recorded according to the JMA.
00:37The Meteorological Agency warned of unprecedented rainfall and urged residents to
00:42the region to move to higher ground and take measures to protect their lives.
00:47According to the JMA, the flow of warm, moist air toward the weather front, combined
00:53with cold air in the upper layers of the atmosphere, it generated bands of developed rain clouds
00:58about the Hokuriku region.
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