The strongest typhoon " Fassian " in recent years logged in Chiba Prefecture, Japan in the early morning of September 9. So far, the typhoon has killed at least 3 people, injured 50 people, destroyed many buildings, grounded planes, closed train stations, and about 920,000 households in Chiba Prefecture and Kanagawa Prefecture .
On Monday (September 9), "Fasi" crossed the Japanese Chiba region at a speed of up to 216 kilometers per hour and swept Tokyo. Earlier, meteorological experts have issued warnings that "Fasi"'s wind speed may set a record, and authorities issued non-mandatory evacuation orders for areas where nearly 340,000 people live. About 5,000 people sought shelter after evacuation.
When typhoon hit, it was coming in the evening. During the peak hours of get off work, the collapse of the transmission line tower caused more than 900,000 residents near Chiba and Kanagawa to lose power.
In addition, railways and expressway traffic was blocked, and the general railway of East Japan Railway Corporation (JR East Japan) implemented large-scale suspension of operations from the departure trains, and the traffic network was in chaos, affecting at least 2 million people. Tokyo Airport has cancelled more than 100 flights, and more than 10,000 passengers are stranded at Tokyo Narita Airport. Narita Airport distributed water and biscuits to passengers.
According to preliminary statistics provided by the authorities, at least 10 residences were damaged by typhoons and flying vehicles. The strong wind overturned the trees, blew down electric poles, building scaffolding, etc.
A woman struggles with an umbrella in Tokyo
Subway and train stations reopened on Monday morning, but were more crowded than usual as a large number of office workers struggled to stay at work.
Japanese Fire Department said that Chiba Prefecture, Tokyo, Shizuoka Prefecture and Kana Prefecture, the number of injured more than 30 people. On the way to , Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, a woman in her 50s was blown down by a strong wind and hit the wall and was sent to the hospital for treatment. An 87-year-old man was crushed to death by a fallen tree trunk in Chiba City. In the golf driving range in Chiba Prefecture, an iron pillar collapsed and hit a house, causing serious injuries to a woman in her 20s. In addition, a 90-year-old lady in Musashino City was injured by the collapsed ceiling of her home.
typhoon hit the coastal area of Miura in southern Tokyo
A station waiter told the commuter to slow down when going upstairs
After the typhoon hit, the freight port was flooded
Japan Meteorological Agency said that when the typhoon landed in Chiba Prefecture, the maximum wind speed near the center was 40 meters per second, and the instantaneous maximum wind speed reached 57.5 meters per second. This is the strongest wind force observed in Kanto, Japan since the statistics of typhoons. The typhoon had left northeastern Tokyo late in the morning and reached the Pacific Ocean, with winds still at 89 mph and gusts of up to 123 mph.
In the morning, a typhoon hit Tokyo and a man walked across the street with an umbrella
Meteorological agency warned that mudslides and floods may occur after heavy rain. According to Kyodo News, over 440 mm of rain has dropped in Izu City in the past 24 hours.
On a highway in Chiba, a truck was lying on his side due to strong winds caused by Typhoon "Fasi".
In Kamakura , workers removed the fallen sign attacked by Typhoon "Fasi".
