Tokyo Completely Paralyzed || All Access Closed || Floods Turn Roads Into Rivers
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On Wednesday, August 21, heavy rain in Tokyo caused significant disruption across the city.
Videos circulating on social media showed massive flooding at Ichigaya Station, while other clips showed water gushing down stairs and breaking through a cover at National Stadium Station, which was closed due to flooding.
Additionally, images from Tokyo's Shinjuku district showed how pressure on sewer pipes became too high, causing water to gush into the street and loosen manholes.
The heavy rain overwhelmed the city's infrastructure, causing widespread chaos and severe damage.
In Tokyo's Shinjuku district, heavy rain caused massive flooding, causing manhole covers to come off. A viral video captured the dramatic sight of an over-pressurized sewer exploding water explosively into the street.
The 26-second clip shows two women waiting at a traffic light when a manhole suddenly burst open, sending a wave of water into the street.
There were reports of disasters in many places. Quotes circulating on the Internet indicate that light rain had begun falling at many Tokyo stations.
Earlier, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government sent a landslide warning message to Shinagawa Ward at 7:20 p.m. The government said that due to continuous heavy rain, life-threatening landslides could occur in the warning zone at any time.
The situation is extremely dangerous and requires evacuation, equivalent to alert level 4.
11 сен 2024