Asian Games athletes forced to evacuate amid record rainfall in Japan
- Rainwater leaked into competition venues a day before some preopening ceremony competitions beginning on Thursday.
- Hundreds of Asian Games athletes in Japan were briefly evacuated from their accommodation as record rainfall lashed host city Nagoya, officials have said.
- About 104mm (4 inches) of rain fell in an hour in Nagoya on Tuesday, prompting municipal officials to issue an evacuation order for parts of the city.
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- Rainwater leaked into competition venues a day before some preopening ceremony competitions beginning on Thursday.
- Hundreds of Asian Games athletes in Japan were briefly evacuated from their accommodation as record rainfall lashed host city Nagoya, officials have said.
- About 104mm (4 inches) of rain fell in an hour in Nagoya on Tuesday, prompting municipal officials to issue an evacuation order for parts of the city.
Sources: Al Jazeera