Typhoon-hit areas brace for more floods as heavy rain may douse again

Some of Japan's eastern and northeastern regions are bracing for possibly more floods and landslides, as heavy rain could drench areas that are still reeling from the most powerful typhoon to hit the country in decades a week ago.In Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, 110 millimeters of rain per hour was recorded in the morning, while at least 28 homes and stores were confirmed inundated the same day in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, with a river overflowing, according to local governments.A low-pressure system that is bringing heavy rain is expected to proceed to the Hokuriku and Tohoku regions,…READ FULL ARTICLE