Evacuation advice expands in Japan as Typhoon Dujuan approaches Tokyo
More than 1.6 million people in Japan were urged to evacuate as Typhoon Dujuan approached Tokyo, with authorities warning of potentially record rainfall. Flights were cancelled, a woman was injured by landslide debris and rescue workers searched a house struck by mud, according to the supplied report.
More than 1.6 million people in Japan were urged to evacuate on Monday as Typhoon Dujuan approached Tokyo, according to the South China Morning Post. Hundreds of flights were cancelled as the storm moved towards the capital. The report said the typhoon could bring record rainfall, prompting evacuation advisories for more than one million people.
In Sodegaura, Chiba, a woman in her 40s suffered minor injuries after driving into debris from a landslide. In Yokosuka, Kanagawa, rescue operations were under way for a female resident whose house was hit by a landslide and filled with mud. Eight houses in Chiba had been damaged, although the supplied report is incomplete and does not provide a full account of the destruction.
It also does not state whether the resident in Yokosuka was found or give details of any additional casualties. The material does not include a detailed forecast for the storm’s track, wind speeds or rainfall totals. It records the evacuation warnings, transport disruption and several reported incidents as Dujuan neared Tokyo.
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