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Floods and landslides killed one person and left at least 11 missing in central Japan, with recovery teams at work on Sunday in a remote peninsula already devastated by a major earthquake this year.

"Unprecedented" heavy rains that lashed the area from Saturday began to subside, leaving muddy scenes of destruction as the national weather agency urged people to stay vigilant for loose ground and other dangers.

In the city of Wajima, splintered branches and a huge uprooted tree piled up at a bridge over a river whose raging brown waters almost reached ground level.

People were seen wading into the mud to try to dig out half-buried cars, while elsewhere flood waters inundated emergency housing built for those who had lost their homes in the New Year's Day earthquake that killed at least 318 people.

Akemi Yamashita, a 54-year-old resident, told AFP she had been driving on Saturday when "within only 30 minutes or so, water gushed into the street and quickly rose to half the height of my car".

"I was talking to other residents of Wajima yesterday, and they said, 'it's so heart-breaking to live in this city'. I got teary when I heard that," she said, describing the earthquake and floods as "like something from a movie".

Eight temporary housing complexes were affected in Wajima and Suzu, two of the cities on the Noto Peninsula ravaged by the magnitude-7.5 quake, which toppled buildings, triggered tsunami waves and sparked a major fire.

More than 540 millimetres (21 inches) of rainfall was recorded in Wajima in the 72 hours to Sunday morning -- the heaviest continuous rain since comparative data became available in 1976.

Landslides blocked roads, complicating rescue efforts, and tens of thousands of people in the wider region were urged to evacuate.

Muddy rivers ran high in Anamizu, south of Wajima, where more rain fell on Sunday morning onto quake-damaged houses and the shattered stone columns of a shrine still lying on the ground months after they were toppled.

A message blared from the city's loudspeaker disaster prevention system warning residents that the rain could flood the sewer system and dirty water could rise up.

Hideaki Sato, 74, stood on a bridge holding a blue umbrella, anxiously looking at the swollen water in a small canal.

"My house was flattened completely in the quake," he told AFP.

"I now live in a small apartment room right there," he said, pointing at a wooden structure behind him. "If this floods, it would be a real problem."

<h2>'Secure your safety'&nbsp;</h2>

Military personnel have been sent to the Ishikawa region on the Sea of Japan coast to join rescue workers, top government spokesman Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Saturday.

Some 5,000 households were without power and at least 1,700 households were without running water, the Ishikawa regional government said.

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) downgraded its top warning to the second-highest alert on Sunday.

The areas under the emergency warning saw "heavy rain of unprecedented levels", JMA forecaster Satoshi Sugimoto said Saturday, adding "it is a situation in which you have to secure your safety immediately".

Scientists say human-driven climate change is intensifying the risk posed by heavy rains because a warmer atmosphere holds more water.

One person had been killed, eight were missing or unaccounted for, and one was seriously injured in Ishikawa by Sunday afternoon, the regional government said.

At least a dozen rivers burst their banks and two of the missing were reportedly carried away by strong currents.

Another three people were missing who had been working for the land ministry to restore a road in Wajima, local ministry official Yoshiyuki Tokuhashi told AFP.

Municipalities in Ishikawa told 110,000 residents in the region -- including in the cities of Wajima and Suzu, as well as Noto town -- to evacuate, officials said.

Another 17,300 residents were also told to evacuate in Niigata and Yamagata prefectures, north of Ishikawa, the fire and disaster management agency said.

This story has been published from a news agency feed with minimal edits for grammar and punctuation. The headline may have been changed to better reflect the content of the story or to make it more suitable for WION&nbsp;audience.

Floods and landslides killed one person and left at least 11 missing in central Japan, with recovery teams at work on Sunday in a remote peninsula already devastated by a major earthquake this year.

Floods and landslides killed one person and left at least 11 missing in central Japan, with recovery teams at work on Sunday in a remote peninsula already devastated by a major earthquake this year. "Unprecedented" heavy rains that lashed the area from Saturday began to subside, leaving muddy scenes of destruction as the national weather agency urged people to stay vigilant for loose ground and other dangers. In the city of Wajima, splintered branches and a huge uprooted tree piled up at a bridge over a river whose raging brown waters almost reached ground level. People were seen wading into the mud to try to dig out half-buried cars, while elsewhere flood waters inundated emergency housing built for those who had lost their homes in the New Year's Day earthquake that killed at least 318 people. Akemi Yamashita, a 54-year-old resident, told AFP she had been driving on Saturday when "within only 30 minutes or so, water gushed into the street and quickly rose to half the height of my car". "I was talking to other residents of Wajima yesterday, and they said, 'it's so heart-breaking to live in this city'. I got teary when I heard that," she said, describing the earthquake and floods as "like something from a movie". Eight temporary housing complexes were affected in Wajima and Suzu, two of the cities on the Noto Peninsula ravaged by the magnitude-7.5 quake, which toppled buildings, triggered tsunami waves and sparked a major fire. More than 540 millimetres (21 inches) of rainfall was recorded in Wajima in the 72 hours to Sunday morning -- the heaviest continuous rain since comparative data became available in 1976. Landslides blocked roads, complicating rescue efforts, and tens of thousands of people in the wider region were urged to evacuate. Muddy rivers ran high in Anamizu, south of Wajima, where more rain fell on Sunday morning onto quake-damaged houses and the shattered stone columns of a shrine still lying on the ground months after they were toppled. A message blared from the city's loudspeaker disaster prevention system warning residents that the rain could flood the sewer system and dirty water could rise up. Hideaki Sato, 74, stood on a bridge holding a blue umbrella, anxiously looking at the swollen water in a small canal. "My house was flattened completely in the quake," he told AFP. "I now live in a small apartment room right there," he said, pointing at a wooden structure behind him. "If this floods, it would be a real problem." 'Secure your safety' Military personnel have been sent to the Ishikawa region on the Sea of Japan coast to join rescue workers, top government spokesman Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Saturday. Some 5,000 households were without power and at least 1,700 households were without running water, the Ishikawa regional government said. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) downgraded its top warning to the second-highest alert on Sunday. The areas under the emergency warning saw "heavy rain of unprecedented levels", JMA forecaster Satoshi Sugimoto said Saturday, adding "it is a situation in which you have to secure your safety immediately". Scientists say human-driven climate change is intensifying the risk posed by heavy rains because a warmer atmosphere holds more water. One person had been killed, eight were missing or unaccounted for, and one was seriously injured in Ishikawa by Sunday afternoon, the regional government said. At least a dozen rivers burst their banks and two of the missing were reportedly carried away by strong currents. Another three people were missing who had been working for the land ministry to restore a road in Wajima, local ministry official Yoshiyuki Tokuhashi told AFP. Municipalities in Ishikawa told 110,000 residents in the region -- including in the cities of Wajima and Suzu, as well as Noto town -- to evacuate, officials said. Another 17,300 residents were also told to evacuate in Niigata and Yamagata prefectures, north of Ishikawa, the fire and disaster management agency said. This story has been published from a news agency feed with minimal edits for grammar and punctuation. The headline may have been changed to better reflect the content of the story or to make it more suitable for WION audience.

Central Japan hit by massive rains, floods; several casualties feared

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Billionaire Elon Musk slammed&nbsp;Indian-American entrepreneur Vinod Khosla for allegedly blocking public access to a beach next to his expensive California mansion.

Musk wrote&nbsp;on social media platform X, "Wow, so crazy that @vkhosla put this sign on a public beach," sharing a photo of a sign that read, "no plebs allowed."

His post sparked an online debate, with many users questioning the legality of preventing people from accessing the beach.

Musk also accused Khosla of hypocrisy, saying, “Vinod says we should send tens of thousands of unvetted migrants to small towns throughout America, but he didn’t even want to let the public walk on his beach.”

In another comment, Musk added, "I’m throwing a party on Vinod’s beach! For cuisine, I’m thinking BBQ."

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The post generated significant attention and ignited a debate about the ethics and legality of blocking public access to beaches.

Khosla earlier&nbsp;criticised Musk for his conversation with Donald Trump about climate change. In August, Khosla referred to Musk’s views on carbon dioxide levels as "dumb."

This controversy around Khosla’s beach access dates back to 2008, when he bought a $32.5 million beachside mansion. He later installed a gate to stop the public from reaching the beach through his property.

Khosla’s lawyers argue the gate is legal since he owns the land, but many disagree. The legal battle continued for years, reaching the US Supreme Court in 2018. The court decided not to hear Khosla’s case, effectively upholding a lower court’s ruling.

(With inputs from agencies)

Billionaire Elon Musk slammed Indian-American entrepreneur Vinod Khosla for allegedly blocking public access to a beach next to his expensive California mansion.

Billionaire Elon Musk slammed Indian-American entrepreneur Vinod Khosla for allegedly blocking public access to a beach next to his expensive California mansion. Musk wrote on social media platform X, "Wow, so crazy that @vkhosla put this sign on a public beach," sharing a photo of a sign that read, "no plebs allowed." His post sparked an online debate, with many users questioning the legality of preventing people from accessing the beach. Musk also accused Khosla of hypocrisy, saying, “Vinod says we should send tens of thousands of unvetted migrants to small towns throughout America, but he didn’t even want to let the public walk on his beach.” In another comment, Musk added, "I’m throwing a party on Vinod’s beach! For cuisine, I’m thinking BBQ." Also read: Brazilian law prevails in X vs Moraes battle, but it’s not over yet for Musk The post generated significant attention and ignited a debate about the ethics and legality of blocking public access to beaches. Khosla earlier criticised Musk for his conversation with Donald Trump about climate change. In August, Khosla referred to Musk’s views on carbon dioxide levels as "dumb." This controversy around Khosla’s beach access dates back to 2008, when he bought a $32.5 million beachside mansion. He later installed a gate to stop the public from reaching the beach through his property. Khosla’s lawyers argue the gate is legal since he owns the land, but many disagree. The legal battle continued for years, reaching the US Supreme Court in 2018. The court decided not to hear Khosla’s case, effectively upholding a lower court’s ruling. (With inputs from agencies)

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Indian PM Narendra Modi is addressing the Indian diaspora at a mega event in New York. Earlier, event organisers said more than 500 artists will perform during the event at the Nassau Coliseum.

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Opposition politicians from the left have already announced they will challenge his government with a confidence motion. In the July election, a left-wing bloc called the New Popular Front (NFP) won the most parliamentary seats of any political bloc, but not enough for an overall majority. Macron argued that the left would be unable to muster enough support to form a government that would not immediately be brought down in parliament. He turned instead to Barnier to lead a government drawing mostly on parliamentary support from Macron's allies, as well as from the conservative Republicans (LR) and the centrist groups. Watch | France: Barnier meets leaders from all political parties × 'No future' Macron was counting too, on a neutral stance from the far right -- but the leader of the National Rally (RN) Jordan Bardella was quick to condemn the composition of the new government. It marked "a return to Macronism" and so had "no future whatsoever", he said Saturday. At the other end of the political spectrum, far-left firebrand Jean-Luc Melenchon called the new lineup "a government of the general election losers". France, he said, should "get rid" of the government "as soon as possible". His party threatened to "increase popular pressure" on the government. Socialist party chairman Oliver Faure dismissed Barnier's cabinet as "a reactionary government that gives democracy the finger". "An unnatural government against nature," was the verdict of Marine Tondelier, leader of The Ecologists party. Among the new faces in key cabinet posts are Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot. Also read | France mass rape case: Accused man, a father of three, admits to sexual assault of Gisele Pelicot Conservative Bruno Retailleau takes over at the interior ministry. His portfolio covers immigration and his right-wing credentials have created unease even in Macron's own camp. Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu, a close Macron ally, has kept his job. The difficult job of submitting a budget plan to parliament next month falls to 33-year-old Antoine Armand, the new finance minister. He has previously served as head of parliament's economic affairs commission. But Greenpeace condemned the appointments of Republican Annie Genevard and Macronist Agnes Pannier-Runacher to the agriculture and climate briefs respectively. "We need radical and ambitious action to tackle the climate and social crises, but this government already seems stuck in the outdated logic of the old world," said its executive director for France Jean-Francois Julliard. The only left-of-centre politician is little-known former Socialist Didier Migaud, named justice minister. Street protests Even before the announcement, thousands of people took to the streets of Paris and other French cities Saturday to protest. They were objecting to a cabinet they say does not reflect the outcome of the parliamentary election. The new government has nobody from inside the NFP bloc. "I am here because this outcome does not correspond to how people voted," said Violette Bourguignon, 21, demonstrating in Paris. "I am worried and I'm angry. What is the point of having an election at all?" she said. Barnier is to address parliament with a key policy speech on October 1. He then has the urgent task of submitting a budget plan to the National Assembly aimed at controlling France's rising budget deficit and debt mountain -- the first major test of his administration. France was placed on a formal procedure for violating European Union budgetary rules before Barnier was picked as head of government. France's public-sector deficit is projected to reach around 5.6 per cent of GDP this year and go over six per cent in 2025. EU rules set a three-percent ceiling on deficits. "I am discovering that the country's budgetary situation is very serious," Barnier said in a statement to AFP Wednesday, adding that the situation required "more than just pretty statements". The new cabinet's first meeting is scheduled for Monday afternoon. Disclaimer: This story has been published from a news agency feed with minimal edits to adhere to WION's style guide. The headline may have been changed to better reflect the content of the story or to make it more suitable for WION audience.

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