NAGOYA, Japan — A record burst of rain flooded Nagoya's streets, halted trains and briefly emptied temporary athlete housing this week, 10 days before the city is due to open the Asian Games.

About 104.5 millimeters fell in the hour to 4:53 p.m. Tuesday, the heaviest hourly total the Nagoya Local Meteorological Observatory has listed since records began in 1890. It surpassed the 97.0 millimeters that defined the Tokai flood of Sept. 11, 2000. Chikusa Ward logged 219.5 millimeters in the 24 hours to early Wednesday.

Mayor Ichiro Hirosawa told reporters the Games would still start on Sept. 19. "The situation is not severe enough to jeopardise the opening of the Games on the 19th," he said. "Based on the current situation, I don't believe there will be any problem to hold the Asian Games." He also said roofs leaked at several venues but that the damage was limited. "There has been limited impact like rainwater leaking from the roofs of some buildings, but the situation is not so serious that the opening on the 19th is in jeopardy for now," he said in remarks carried by multiple outlets. "Given the current circumstances, I believe........

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