At least 1 killed, 20 injured, 1mn without power as Tokyo lashed by Typhoon Faxai (VIDEOS, PHOTOS)
At least one person has been killed and 40 others injured while hundreds of thousands have been left stranded and without power as the eastern seaboard of Japan was lashed by Typhoon Faxai.
The powerful typhoon is one of the strongest on record in the Kanto region of eastern Japan, and the strongest storm to hit the Tokyo area in several years.
A woman in her 50s has been confirmed as the first casualty of the storm after CCTV footage showed her being blown off her feet and slammed into a wall, receiving fatal injuries in the process.
#Typhoon#Faxai now with more heavy winds in #Tokyo@EarthUncutTV@iCyclone@ChennaiRains@hepomodelerpic.twitter.com/dk0ZRoZZui
— Selvakumar (@iamtheraijin) September 8, 2019
Meanwhile, a woman in her 20s sustained serious injuries after being partly crushed by a metal pole from a driving range which fell onto her house in Ichihara, east of Tokyo.
Non-compulsory evacuation orders were issued to more than 390,000 people across the Kanagawa, Shizuoka, and Tokyo prefectures.
非常に強い台風15号は午前３時前に神奈川県の三浦半島付近を通過したあと、関東や静岡県などを暴風域に巻き込みながら東京湾を北上していて、このあと上陸する見込みです。羽田空港 午前３時すぎの映像です。https://t.co/EJqwN6yUe5#nhk_videopic.twitter.com/qBwgdB85zb
— NHKニュース (@nhk_news) September 8, 2019
Record-breaking winds of up to 207kph were registered at Haneda airport according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. More than 130 flights were canceled Sunday evening and into the early hours of Monday morning.
Major queues were also reported at Tokyo’s Narita airport.
Stranded @ Narita Airport due to #Faxai . I don’t know where to go or what to do 😩 pic.twitter.com/UUnr1TTTLi
— PQ (@puterimanisss) September 9, 2019
As the typhoon hit, the JR East rail company suspended all lines in the greater Tokyo metropolitan area, which has a population of 36 million. Public transport infrastructure was brought to a standstill and train lines closed for hours for safety checks to ensure no debris remained on the tracks.
#keikyukamata#TyphoonFaxai#crazymonday This is the situation at Keikyu Kamata right now... pic.twitter.com/kxt0HnYwoH
— Lily H (@LiaHyuga) September 9, 2019
台風影響 交通機関 徐々に運転再開も混乱続くJR津田沼駅 午前11時過すぎの映像です。長い列が出来ていました。（千葉県習志野市）https://t.co/os4bdDmgK6#nhk_videopic.twitter.com/NVReS2CWQi
— NHKニュース (@nhk_news) September 9, 2019
Homes across Chiba and Kanagawa prefectures experienced temporary power cuts according to Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.
Something didn't like the typhoon, I'm not even sure what the hell is going on there xD #TyphoonFaxai#台風15号pic.twitter.com/IhSuxWx4jJ
— Christophe Robin (@bombstrike) September 8, 2019
Transport infrastructure isn’t the only one to be hit, as Japan’s largest floating solar plant has caught fire.
Firefighters are struggling to contain the blaze at the Yamakura Dam in Chiba Prefecture on Monday afternoon as 50 panels have caught fire, though no injuries have been reported.
Authorities suspect the powerful typhoon winds caused some of the panels to stack on top of each other, generating intense heat which caused the fire to break out.
千葉県市原市で、水上のソーラーパネルから火が出て黒い煙が上がっています。午後２時ごろに撮影した映像です。https://t.co/aq7YzKGrVx#nhk_videopic.twitter.com/SvofTw82lZ
— NHKニュース (@nhk_news) September 9, 2019
Despite all the chaos, garbagemen worked through the typhoon and were filmed removing trash from various Tokyo neighborhoods.
So I’ve now seen linens AND the garbage picked up here in #Tokyo during the brunt of #TyphoonFaxai. Like, it’s blowing 80 kt out there! Leave the trash for a couple hours! #Faxaipic.twitter.com/tMHfq1C7nJ
— Pete Akers (@PeteScientist) September 8, 2019
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