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09/09 00:28 CDT Asian Games venues and athletes unharmed by extensive flooding
in Nagoya, Japan
Asian Games venues and athletes unharmed by extensive flooding in Nagoya, Japan
NAGOYA, Japan (AP) --- Athletes who've arrived early for the Asian Games were
unharmed by extensive flooding that hit the central Japanese city of Nagoya,
Mayor Ichiro Hirosawa said Wednesday.
"We are not worried about the conditions of the venues and we believe there is
no problem holding the Asian Games as planned," Hirosawa told reporters.
The Asian Games, an event with more athletes than the Summer Olympics, open
Sept. 19 in Nagoya and surrounding areas and run through Oct. 4.
More than 11,000 athletes are signed up from 45 countries and regions in Asia.
By comparison, about 10,700 athletes participated in the Summer Olympics in
2024 in Paris.
The previous edition of the Asian Games was held three years ago in Hangzhou,
China.
Hirosawa said about 400 athletes and staff who are staying in converted
shipping containers --- remodeled to serve as temporary housing units for the
Asian Games --- were briefly evacuated to higher ground during the heavy rain.
He said there were a number of leaking roofs but nothing more serious around
the dozens of Games venues.
Record rain fell in parts of the city on Tuesday, flooding dozens of roads and
homes, and stranding pedestrians and vehicles. City bus and subway operations
were temporarily suspended, the mayor said.
Reports said about 3,500 people took shelter at emergency evacuation centers.
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