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Asian Games athletes forced to evacuate amid record rainfall in Japan

Low Severity Asia Japan
Date Occurred Sep 09, 2026 06:14 UTC
Event Type General News
Source Al Jazeera
Recorded Sep 09, 2026
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Rainwater leaked into competition venues a day before some preopening ceremony competitions beginning on Thursday.

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https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/9/9/asian-games-athletes-forced-to-evacuate-amid-record-rainfall-in-japan?traffic_source=rss
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Capital Tokyo
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GDP / Capita $28200.0
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Event Metadata
  • ID #30229
  • Type General News
  • Region Asia
  • Severity Low
  • Indexed Sep 09, 2026
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