1 dead as ‘unprecedented’ typhoon ‘Hagibis’ nears Japan

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2019 09:51:09 +0000

THIS general view shows damaged homes caused by strong wind brought by typhoon ‘Hagibis’ in Ichihara, Chiba prefecture, Japan yesterday. (AFP)

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) – Powerful typhoon “Hagibis” roared towards Japan’s coast yesterday, killing one person and bringing “unprecedented” downpours that prompted authorities to issue their highest-level rain disaster warning.

More than 3.2 million people have been placed under non-compulsory evacuation orders as authorities warn of imminent flood and landslide danger after hours of torrential rains.

Even before making landfall, Hagibis has caused enormous disruption, forcing the cancellation of two Rugby World Cup matches, delaying the Japanese Grand Prix, and grounding all flights in the Tokyo region.

It is forecast to crash into land in central or eastern Japan early last night local time, packing maximum gusts of 216 kilometers per hour (134 miles per hour), Japan’s Meteorological Agency (JMA) said.

But hours before the worst of the storm arrived, its outer bands claimed the first casualty in Chiba, east of Tokyo, where a man was killed when high winds flipped his car.

Hours of torrential rain prompted the JMA to issue their highest-level emergency rain warning for heavy rain for parts of Tokyo and surrou
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