Published 17:26 IST, September 9th 2019
Japan: Typhoon Faxai kills 1, leaves over 40 injured in Tokyo region
A strong typhoon blew across the Tokyo region on September 9, leaving 1 person dead and over 40 injured. The Typhoon Faxai, with a speed of around 216 km/hour.
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A strong typhoon blew across Tokyo region on September 9 leaving one person de and over 40 injured. Amid high-speed winds and severe downpour, power supply was suspended and traffic at peak hours was disrupted. It caused a lot of chaos all over city as several trains were suspended and most of flights were cancelled. Evacuation warnings have been issued for thousands of people residing in region. Typhoon Faxai, with speed of around 216 km/hour, travelled across Chiba, a rrn suburb of Tokyo.
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Dely Faxai kills a woman and injures many ors
A woman ing around 50 years was reportedly killed by dely Typhoon Faxai, in Setagaya Ward of Tokyo as she was blown into a wall due to powerful wind. As many as 40 people were injured in or areas like Chiba, Ibaraki, Shizuoka, Kanagawa. Many houses and buildings were damd and a lot of people relocated to safer locations.
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According to Japan Meteorological ncy, Faxai arrived at Pacific late in morning. It left rast of Tokyo having high-speed winds still blowing for 143 km/hour with gusts up to 198km/hour. Major train stations and trains were a lot more crowded than y usually are after most trains were t functional. wear ncies of country warned of mudslides and flooding due to heavy rainfall.
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Typhoon Lingling attacks Korea
A typhoon called Lingling attacked Korea over weekend, killing five people in rth Korea and three in South Korea. It was after this typhoon that Faxai blew across Tokyo. country is in a recovery mode w after dams caused by dangerous Lingling. y are rebuilding electricity systems, salvaging agricultural crops and supplying medicine and or necessities to affected families. South Korea too saw its share of destruction by typhoon.
(With inputs from AP)
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13:54 IST, September 9th 2019