Floods submerged vehicles at 80 Japanese underpasses in a decade

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  A Kyodo News survey found that vehicles were submerged at at least 80 underpasses in prefectural capitals across Japan over the past decade.

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  The incidents involved 134 vehicles across 33 prefectural capitals.

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  Two people died at flooded underpasses in Chiba Prefecture during torrential rain in August.

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  Warning systems had been installed at 415 of the 866 underpasses surveyed, while barriers to block vehicles were in place at 54.

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  The transport ministry has begun restricting traffic in advance at some underpasses during heavy rain and has urged local governments to do the same.

Who

Vehicles were submerged at underpasses in 33 prefectural capitals. Two people died in Chiba Prefecture.

What

A survey found at least 80 underpasses had incidents in which vehicles were submerged and unable to move.

When

Over the past decade; the Chiba fatalities occurred in August.

Where

Prefectural capitals across Japan.

Why

Floodwaters inundated the underpasses during heavy rain, posing a danger to vehicles.

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