Damage reports from Chiba rain disaster grow, death toll stands at 10

Reports of flood damage continue to grow three days after torrential rain pounded Chiba Prefecture east of Tokyo, with the prefectural government saying Sunday that some 1,300 homes were flooded, 10 people were killed and one remained missing.Reports of flooded houses due to the record rainfall from Thursday evening to Friday morning increased from the around 1,000 announced by the local government the previous day.Local authorities have continued efforts to grasp the extent of the damage, and they say there may be more homes affected by the disaster.Some of the streets in the prefecture ar…READ FULL ARTICLE