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Heavy Rain Continues in Okinawa

Heavy Rain Continues in Okinawa

   Tokyo, Nov. 10 (Jiji Press)--Heavy rain continued to pummel some areas in the northern part of the main island of Okinawa Prefecture, southernmost Japan, on Sunday.
   The Japan Meteorological Agency urged people in the affected region to be on high alert for landslides, inundation of low-lying areas and swollen rivers.
   In the northern part of the main island, rainfall is expected to reach up to 180 millimeters in the 24 hours until noon Monday, according to the agency.
   Heavy rain mainly hit the city of Nago and the villages of Kunigami, Higashi and Ogimi.
   In Higashi, 48-hour rainfall until 11 a.m. Sunday totaled 637.5 millimeters, a record high for the area.

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