Asian Games Venues and Athletes Unharmed by Extensive Flooding in Nagoya, Japan
About 104 mm of rain fell in an hour, forcing hundreds of athletes to move and disrupting subway and bus service.
- On Tuesday, record rainfall of about 104mm in one hour lashed Nagoya, prompting municipal officials to issue evacuation orders. Hundreds of Asian Games athletes staying at Garden Pier were briefly displaced to safety.
- Because there is no dedicated athletes' village at this year's Asian Games, organizers rely on a cruise ship, hotels, and temporary wooden containers at Garden Pier. Athletes returned after the evacuation order was lifted about two hours later.
- The Japan Meteorological Agency issued flood warnings as rainwater leaked into several competition venues, reports said. Subway and bus services were temporarily halted as more wet weather is forecast for the coming days.
- Basketball competition begins on Thursday, with city officials urging extreme caution regarding flooding in low-lying areas and rising river levels. Nagoya City warned that the risk of serious rain-related disasters is increasing.
- More than 17,000 athletes and officials are expected at the Asian Games, exceeding Olympic attendance numbers. Scientists say human-induced climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of severe weather events across Japan and elsewhere.
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Record rain forces hundreds of Asian Games athletes to evacuate accommodation
Hundreds of Asian Games athletes in Japan were briefly evacuated from their accommodation as record rainfall lashed host city Nagoya, with competition starting on Thursday. Rainwater also leaked into some competition venues, with more wet weather forecast for the coming days. The Asian Games officially begin on September 19 but several events, such as basketball, get under way before that. About 104mm (four inches) of rain fell in an hour in Nag…
Hundreds of Asian Games athletes had to temporarily evacuate their accommodation after record rains in Japan. Some 104 mm of rain fell in an hour.
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Asian Games venues and athletes unharmed by extensive flooding in Nagoya, Japan
NAGOYA, Japan (AP) — Athletes who've arrived early for the Asian Games were unharmed by extensive flooding that hit the central Japanese city of Nagoya, Mayor Ichiro Hirosawa said Wednesday.
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