Typhoon Dujuan Leaves Two Dead, 46,000 Houses without Power in Japan
Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways canceled 275 flights as the storm cut power to thousands and forced evacuation advisories for more than 1.6 million people.
- By early Tuesday, Typhoon Dujuan shifted northeast toward the Aleutian Islands after triggering evacuation advisories for more than 1.6 million people near Tokyo. Kyodo News reported two confirmed deaths and four missing persons.
- Moving 130km south of Katsuura on Monday, the storm packed wind speeds of about 144 kilometres per hour, cutting power to thousands of households. The JMA's Takuya Hosomi warned, "There's a risk the rain will continue as the typhoon moves north."
- Travel disruptions persisted Monday as Japan Airlines cancelled 135 flights and All Nippon Airways scrapped 140, while Japan Railways suspended bullet train services between Tokyo and Osaka. The Tokyo Game Show closed early on its final day.
- Floodwaters inundated Ichikawa and roads in front of Kamakura station, a popular sightseeing spot. Kamakura Mayor Takashi Matsuo warned on social media that "travelling by car is dangerous" due to flooding across the city.
- Japan Meteorological Agency officials warned that total rainfall through Tuesday could exceed September's average monthly total, resulting in record-breaking precipitation. Dujuan marks Japan's 25th typhoon this year, reflecting typical late-season storm activity.
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Two die as typhoon leaves homes near Tokyo in dark
Typhoon Dujuan left at least two people dead and five injured in Japan, while thousands of houses near Tokyo remained without power after the storm swept through the region, authorities said on Tuesday. The typhoon moved away from Japan's coast and out into the Pacific by morning, allowing authorities to lift or downgrade most heavy rain and landslide warnings. Dujuan had already led to the early closure in the capital of the one of the world's …
More than 1.6 million inhabitants of the capital and neighbouring regions had been called upon to evacuate before the passage of Dujuan. On Tuesday morning, the authorities began to lift their main alerts, while the typhoon was moving away from the Japanese coast.
Two people have died, four are missing, and nearly 50,000 homes have been left without power as Typhoon Dujuan hits Japan.
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Two people have died in Japan in landslides caused by heavy rain showers triggered by Typhoon Dujuan, Japanese broadcaster NHK reports. Four others are still missing. Nearly 50,000 households are without power.
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Three people have died and two are missing after Typhoon Duhuang swept across the central Pacific coast of Japan's main island of Honshu, Reuters reported, citing local police in Kanagawa and Chiba prefectures. In Kanagawa and Chiba, heavy rains caused landslides and flooding. In Sodegaura, Chiba prefecture, a 51-year-old man died after a landslide buried a bulldozer he was using to clear fallen rocks and mud. In Yokosuka, a woman was found dead…
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