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Typhoon Hagibis: Million told to evacuate in Japan as powerful storm looms – Sky News, Sky.com

Typhoon Hagibis: Million told to evacuate in Japan as powerful storm looms – Sky News, Sky.com


             

More than a million people in Japan have been advised to leave their homes as heavy rain and strong winds pounded the country with a powerful typhoon looming.

A man in his forties has already been killed after his car overturned in a tornado east of Tokyo, while five others were injured as gales tore the roofs off a number of houses.

Typhoon Hagibis threatens to bring the heaviest rain and winds seen by Japan in 60 years and has triggered warnings of floods and landslides.

  

More than 1,600 flights have also been cancelled

      

Image:        More than 1, 600 flights have been cancelled as the typhoon approaches      

 

It comes after one of the strongest typhoons to hit the country in recent years destroyed or damaged 30, 000 houses and caused extensive power cuts.

The latest storm has already led more than 16, 000 households to lose power, while shops, factories and subways have been shut down as a precaution.

 

  

As much as 50cm of rain could hit some parts of Japan. Pic: NOAA

      

Image:        As much as 50 cm of rain could hit some parts of Japan. Pic: NOAA      

Organizers of the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix have cancelled all practice and qualifying sessions, while two matches ofthe Rugby World Cuphave also been scratched.

England’s match against France was cancelled, and the team has returned to Miyazaki where they held their pre-tournament training camp.

Japan’s rugby team had to wade through high waters to get to their sodden pitch for practice, as their match against Scotland on Sunday could still go ahead if organisers believe it is safe.

  

Strong waves hit a seawall along the coast in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka prefecture, on October 12, 2019 ahead of Typhoon Hagibis' expected landfall in central or eastern Japan later in the evening. - Powerful Typhoon Hagibis on October 12 claimed its first victim even before making landfall, as potentially record-breaking rains and high winds sparked evacuation orders for more than 1.6 million people. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP) (Photo by ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP via Getty Images)

      

Image:        Strong waves hit a seawall along the coast in Hamamatsu      

 

  

TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 12: A man covers over a doorway to a pachinko parlour ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Hagibis on October 12, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan. Typhoon Hagibis is the most powerful typhoon to hit Japan this year and has been classed by the Japan Meteorological Agency as a 'violent typhoon' - the highest category on Japans typhoon scale. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

      

Image:        A man covers a doorway to prepare for the typhoon      

More than 1, 600 flights have been cancelled and train services suspended.

Tokyo Disneyland was also closed.

Some 17, 000 police and military troops have been called up, standing ready for rescue operations, while dozens of evacuation centers have opened in coastal towns.

  

A woman walks past a Rugby World Cup billboard in the Shinagawa

      

Image:        Heavy rain and strong winds are causing widespread disruption      

Hagibis, which means speed in Filipino, is expected to make landfall near Tokyo later, dumping up to (cm) 20 ins) of rain.

Yasushi Kajihara, from Japan’s meteorological agency, said: “Be ready for rainfall of the kind that you have never experienced. Take all measures necessary to save your life. “

  

Empty shelves greet shoppers at a convenience store in the Shinagawa district of Tokyo on October 12, 2019, as the effects of Typhoon Hagibis begin to be felt in Japan's capital. - Powerful Typhoon Hagibis on October 12 claimed its first victim even before making landfall, as Japanese weather authorities issued a top-level emergency rain warning and millions were issued non-compulsory evacuation orders. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP) (Photo by ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images)

      

Image:        Empty shelves in Tokyo as people buy up supplies for the storm      

Evacuation centers have opened in coastal towns, with people taking refuge on floors and hoping their homes would be there when they return.

Yuka Ikemura, a 24 – year-old nursery school teacher, is in an evacuation center in Tokyo with her three-year-old son, eight-month-old daughter, and their pet rabbit.

  

Taped up windows and bags filled with water to counter a flood surge greet last dash shoppers at a convenience store in the Shinagawa district of Tokyo on October 12, 2019, as the effects of Typhoon Hagibis begin to be felt in Japan's capital. - Powerful Typhoon Hagibis on October 12 claimed its first victim even before making landfall, as Japanese weather authorities issued a top-level emergency rain warning and millions were issued non-compulsory evacuation orders. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP) (Photo by ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images)

      

Image:        Taped up windows and bags filled with water to counter a flood surge at a shop      

She said: “I’ve got small children to take care of and we live on the first floor of an old apartment.”

“We brought with us the bare necessities. ‘m scared to think about when we will have run out diapers and milk. “

A typhoon that hit the Tokyo region in 1958 left more than 1, 200 people dead and half a million houses flooded.

    

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