Heavy rains have forced municipalities in Tokyo and neighboring prefectures to urge more than half a million people to evacuate their homes.
The agency stated tha some municipalities in Tokyo, Kanagawa, and Saitama prefectures issued evacuation recommendation to more than 650,000 residents on Wednesday.
The city of Joso, north of the capital, Tokyo, was hit by a wall of water after the Kinugawa River burst its banks. Helicopter rescue teams have been plucking people from rooftops.Television footage from Joso in Ibaraki showed people clinging to the rooftops before helicopter rescue teams winched them to safety.
Entire homes and cars were carried away on the torrent as the Kinugawa River burst its banks after two days of heavy rainfall.
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