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Typhoon leaves 100 flights canceled and 1 million without power in Japan – CNN, CNN

Typhoon leaves 100 flights canceled and 1 million without power in Japan – CNN, CNN


(CNN)A powerful typhoon in Japan has left more than 100 flights canceled, thousands of travelers stranded at the airport, and nearly 1 million households without power.

Typhoon Faxai, which made landfall early Monday morning in the coastal city ​​of Chiba, brought heavy rain and winds of 120 miles per hour, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).

The storm then moved over Tokyo and paralyzed transport. Major subway stations in Tokyo were crammed full of commuters on Monday morning, all stuck waiting for bullet trains and subway services that had shut down.

Commuters at a Japan Railways station, where trains were suspended due to Typhoon Faxai in Saitama on September 9, 2019.

The train services gradually resumed mid-morning, but all lines are still experiencing delays.

    More than 100 flights to and from airports in the Tokyo area were canceled on Monday, including 49 Japan Airlines flights and 41 by All Nippon Airways, according to the airport website. The entire Keikyu rail line, which connects Tokyo and Yokohama to Haneda Airport, is still suspended.

    As of Monday afternoon, 6, 800 passengers were stranded at Narita International Airport, according to an airport spokesperson. Flights are still arriving, but with highways blocked and two railways to the city center shut down, arriving passengers had no way to leave the airport.

    Narita is one of two international airports in the Tokyo area.

    A woman cycles through a flooded area in Tokyo on September 9, 2019.

    Highwayswere shut down, departing ships were canceled atTokyo Port, andrail lines closedon Sunday and Monday.

    Photos show flooded streets, littered with downed trees and branches. Workers on Monday tended to signposts and lamps that had blown over, and employees at the Higashi Chiba train station inspected the roof, which was twisted and torn apart.

    There are also widespread blackouts – nearly a million households are without power, according topublic broadcaster NHK.The entire islands of Shikinejima andOshimaoff the country south coast lost power, according to theTokyo Disaster Prevention Department.

    The damaged roof of Higashi Chiba station caused by typhoon Faxai in Chiba on September 9, 2019.

    So far there have been no deaths reported, but at least ten people have been hospitalized , NHK said on Monday.

    Ahead of the typhoon, JMA issued storm surge, flood, and landslide warnings, and asked the public to avoid going outdoors.

    An evacuation advisory was issued Sunday night for about 150, 000 people in the Kanagawa, Shizuoka, and Tokyo prefectures, with evacuation preparation information delivered to about 2.5 million people,according to NHK. Evacuation shelters were set up across Tokyo, including the city wards ofMinato,Machida,Meguroand more.

    A firefighter walks past a fallen tree caused by Typhoon Faxai in Tokyo on September 9, 2019.

      By Monday mid-morning, most of the evacuation orders across Tokyo had beencanceled, and storm warnings in the Tokyo arealifted. However, the Tokyo Disaster Prevention Management warned residents to remain alert for strong winds.

      The typhoon is now forecast to move northeast away from Japan and into the open Pacific over the next day, with maximum wind speeds expected to weaken to 26 mph by Tuesday,according to JMA.

      Junko Ogura and Sol Han contributed reporting.

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