According to the Japan Broadcasting Association Television's latest report today, heavy rainfall that began yesterday has killed 8 people in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, heavy rainfall has continued to occur in Chiba Prefecture since the evening of August 13. Among them, the cumulative rainfall in the 12 hours up to 1 a.m. local time in Chiba City reached 347 mm, the highest value ever recorded. The rainfall in half a day was close to three times the average monthly rainfall in August of previous years.

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