Japan issues first Level 5 disaster warning for Chiba as record rain kills four

Chiba, east of Tokyo, got 115mm of rain per hour on August 13 — a full August month's worth. Landslides and power cuts to 45,000 homes followed. Japan's Meteorological Agency issued its first-ever Level 5 warning there, the highest alert. Over 400,000 were ordered to evacuate. Four died, three trapped in vehicles. The Disaster Relief Act was applied.