1 dead, 1 injured as heavy rain, winds lash Tokyo area

Torrential rain caused flooding in parts of Tokyo on Thursday, with record downpours and strong winds believed to have killed one man and injured another at a container terminal.Local police said the two men were crushed when several stacked containers collapsed at a port in Tokyo's Ota Ward. One of the men, in his 40s, who had been operating heavy machinery to lift the containers, was pronounced dead at the scene, while his colleague, in his 60s, was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.Transport services were also disrupted amid the heavy rainfall. JR Tokai said shinka…READ FULL ARTICLE