Four dead as historic rainfall hits Japan, triggering landslides and power outages
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"Four dead as historic rainfall hits Japan, triggering landslides and power outages" is generating significant coverage in the World category, with 2 articles from 2 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include The Hill and Bloomberg.com. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (4)
- 'Unprecedented' rains in Japan kill four people BBC · 3h ago
- ‘Unprecedented’ rain kills four in Japan as thousands stranded at airport The Guardian · 3h ago
- Heavy rain causes flooding near Tokyo that kills 4 and disrupts train and air travel The Hill · 3h ago
- Thousands Stranded in Tokyo’s Narita Airport On Record Rain Deluge Bloomberg.com · 3h ago
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