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Record rainfall disrupts Asian Games venues in Japan

Hundreds of people, including athletes, have been evacuated after record rainfall caused water to leak into competition venues in Japan. The disruptions occurred just ahead of scheduled pre-opening competitions. It is not yet clear whether any scheduled events will be delayed or cancelled as a result of the flooding.

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WhereJapan
35.556, 137.279 ±400 km
First reported46 days ago
Published2026-09-09 07:13 UTC
Sources3
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Reports3Independent tellings3
3 independently corroborated tellings.

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Global Event Monitor. Record rainfall disrupts Asian Games venues in Japan. 2026-09-09T07:13:55.027Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:1416. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-09-09/asian-games-athletes-forced-to-evacuate-amid-record-rainfall-in-cbf39716

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