Overview
- Local authorities ordered emergency relief for Nagoya after intense, narrow rainbands produced extreme localized downpours that flooded streets and tracks and forced mass evacuations.
- The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a Level 5 flood warning for the Shonai River and warned that up to 200 millimeters of rain could fall in parts of Tokai and western Japan in the next 24 hours.
- Rail and subway services were halted by flooding and many commuters were stranded overnight before key Shinkansen lines later resumed service.
- Hundreds to thousands sought shelter, with local reports ranging from about 1,600 to 2,700 evacuees; authorities also reported roughly 200 damaged vehicles and four minor injuries.
- Organizers face near-term pressure after rainwater was found leaking into several Asian Games venues and forecasters said a nearby tropical depression and an active front could produce further localized downpours.