Conflict · 8 deadChiba Record Rain Floods Streets, Kills 8 and Shuts Elderly DaycareAired August 14, 2026 at 12:57 PM UTCWritten September 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:00Record torrential rain on the night of0:01August 13th [music] flooded streets and0:03buildings across Chiba Prefecture next0:05to Tokyo, leaving at least eight people0:07dead and inundating an elderly daycare0:09center [music] in Inage Ward in Chiba0:11City. Streets in Inage Ward rose to knee0:13height Thursday night with cars left0:15stranded, while about 20 cm of water0:17pushed inside the daycare and more than0:19[music] 100 rugs were laid outside to0:21dry the next day. The account from Inage0:23Ward comes from on-scene reporting0:25Friday and from staff inside the daycare0:27who described how water entered and how0:29the building is coping after the flood.0:30[music]0:31Inundation at the elderly daycare began0:33about 7:30 in the evening. The door was0:36opened around 9:00 while water remained0:37inside.0:38>> [music]0:38>> Street flooding fell back around 11:00,0:40and on Friday the center stayed closed0:42with its normal 8:00 a.m. weekday0:44opening suspended and a Monday restart0:46still uncertain. Daily care for0:48vulnerable older adults is now0:49interrupted. [music] The center normally0:51opens at 8:00 in the morning on0:53weekdays, but the flood forced it to0:55close and staff cannot say if repairs0:57will allow elders to return safely0:58[music] by Monday. Beyond Inage Ward,1:01the full spread of damage across Chiba1:03Prefecture is not yet mapped.1:04>> [music]1:04>> No rainfall total defining the record1:06has been detailed. The identities and1:08circumstances of those [music] killed1:09have not been provided, and it is not1:11clear what repairs the daycare needs or1:13whether other facilities and evacuations1:15were affected [music] with no1:16independent confirmation beyond the1:17single on-scene report so far.1:20Like and follow for more stories that1:22matter.Explore with HeyDexThe shortThe short ↗