Typhoon Dujuan has battered Japan’s Pacific coast, bringing record-breaking rainfall that triggered deadly landslides and widespread flooding. At least four people have been killed and rescue teams are urgently searching for several others reported missing.
The extreme weather prompted the Japan Meteorological Agency to issue a Level 5 warning the country's highest alert. Authorities have urged residents in affected areas to remain vigilant even as the storm gradually moves northeast away from the country.
The Kanto region particularly areas surrounding Tokyo, bore the brunt of the disaster. In Kanagawa prefecture, a woman in her 60s died after mud buried her home in Yokosuka. Rescue operations are also ongoing in the city of Miura for another missing person. Heavy devastation was similarly reported in Chiba prefecture where swollen rivers overflowed and inundated residential neighborhoods.
The severe weather has heavily disrupted local infrastructure. Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) reported that approximately 45,000 households have lost electricity across the region.
Typhoon Dujuan is the latest in a series of extreme climate events striking the globe this year. For residents in Chiba, the crisis is especially traumatic also the region is still recovering from severe floods last month that stranded passengers at Narita airport and destroyed over 10,000 vehicles.
Emergency responders and local residents are currently clearing heavy mud and debris from the streets. Authorities continue to advise the public to avoid flood-prone zones and hillside areas susceptible to further landslides.
