Tokyo hit by longest rainfall on record

Tokyo experienced the longest rainfall on record. This was reported by specialists from the National Meteorological Administration of Japan.

Precipitation began in the capital on August 27 and continues to this day. To date, their duration is 34 days - this is the longest period of rain since 1886, when statistics began to be kept.

Forecasters associate the abnormal precipitation with a series of typhoons that passed near Japan in September. One of the most destructive typhoons was Dujuan, which deprived more than four thousand residents of electricity.