India, Sept. 9 -- Record-breaking torrential rain has triggered severe flooding across central Japan, centered heavily in the city of Nagoya and the surrounding Tokai region. On September 8, 2026, Nagoya was hit by 104.5 mm of rain in a single hour-the highest hourly rainfall ever recorded in the city since observations began in 1890. A Level 5 emergency warning-the nation's highest disaster alert level-was issued for parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures as the Shonai River reached dangerous flood levels

Current Impact & Disruptions

Severe torrential rain has triggered catastrophic flash flooding across central Japan, leaving 41 people injured and thousands of residents displaced. A weather front generating a highly destructive "linear p...