
Affected by the autumn rain front and tropical depression, "linear precipitation bands" appeared in the Tokai area of Japan today (8th), and Nagoya City in Aichi Prefecture was observed to have a record-breaking amount of rainfall.
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Affected by the autumn rain front and tropical depression, linear precipitation bands appeared in the East China Sea of Japan, resulting in violent heavy rains in many places.
Affected by the autumn rain front and tropical depression, a "linear precipitation belt" appeared in the Tokai area of Japan today (8th), and violent torrential rain fell in many places. Among them, Nagoya City in Aichi Prefecture was observed to have a record-breaking rainfall. Currently, roads in Nagoya are severely flooded, public transportation has been completely suspended, and a gym in the basement has been flooded due to heavy water. Many coaches and students rushed to seek refuge in higher places. The thrilling scene has been widely circulated on the Internet.
A Japanese netizen named "ふみ" on the social platform
Another Japanese netizen "ザカリア" also shared videos taken from different angles, saying that he and other people who were originally staying in the gym "almost drowned." The video shows that the violent water brought by the heavy rain broke through the glass door outside the gym, causing the gym to be flooded with water at least half the height of a person. The scene was full of dangers.
According to comprehensive Japanese media reports, as of 4:50 pm local time, approximately 101.5 mm of heavy rain fell in Nagoya City within one hour. According to observation data from the Japan Meteorological Agency, the one-hour rainfall in Nagoya today surpassed the record of 97 mm set during the Tokai Heavy Rain in September 2000, and became the highest record since statistics began in 1890.
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