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Japan: Heightened alert urged as heavy rain hits Okinawa

Japan: Heightened alert urged as heavy rain hits Okinawa

Tokyo, Nov 10 (UNI) Japan's weather agency on Sunday urged Okinawa residents to be on high alert for mudslides and other disasters as torrential rains are drenching the country's southernmost prefecture.
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said atmospheric conditions are very unstable in Okinawa on Sunday due to moist air flowing in, with rain clouds developing in the northern par
t of the main island of Okinawa.

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