TOKYO: Heavy rains have been pounding regions in northeastern and central Japan since Wednesday, with local authorities in the country's Yamagata and Niigata prefectures urging residents to seek shelter.
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) previously issued a Level 5 alert — the highest on the East Asian nation's disaster warning scale — for six towns in Yamagata, but has since downgraded it.
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