Accompanied by heavy rain hit in the early Monday morning a Typhoon near the Japanese capital of Tokyo on the country. Faxai reached, according to the Japanese weather service, wind speeds of more than 200 kilometers per hour.

So he caused considerable traffic delays. Almost 290 000 households in the Region were without electricity. More than ten people injured, according to local media reports. The weather service warned of strong gusts of wind, Floods and landslides.

The storm seemed to be moving according to the national weather authority with a speed of 25 kilometres per hour in a North-easterly direction. Near its centre, winds were measured at speeds of 216 kilometers per hour.

commuter and air transport

In the prefectures of Chiba and Kanagawa were supposed to leave after an evacuation arrangement 5000 of the inhabitants to their homes, as the broadcaster NHK reported. The authorities recommended in addition to 390’000 other people in the Region, to bring in security. In the southwest of Tokyo, to the nearby Prefecture of Shizuoka, about ten houses were damaged and several cars spun through the air, as local media reported.

Faxai is also likely to create Chaos in the morning commuter traffic. Several train connections to and from Tokyo have been locked. On some lines, the trains were also at a reduced speed. More than a hundred planned for Monday flights were canceled.

(roy/SDA)

Created: 09.09.2019, 03:03 PM