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One missing, tens of thousands stranded in Japan floods

SEPTEMBER 10 (Reuters) — Japanese media said on Thursday (September 10) that one person was missing after river banks burst in cities north of Tokyo following days of heavy rain. Ninety thousand people were ordered to evacuate, and the numbers are expected to increase. Disaster prevention officials of the affected regions said the flooding was so widespread they have yet to grasp the full scale of the situation, Japanese media added. National broadcaster NHK said […]