Authorities lifted rain and flood warnings for the Kanto region around a becalmed Tokyo before dawn as the typhoon plowed up Japan’s northeast coast. Typhoon Hagibis was expected to head out to sea on Sunday evening after churning its way up the northern island of Hokkaido. Rescue operations are underway with Self Defense Force helicopters.#Hagibis #Typhoon pic.twitter.com/zoW21azFQ5 — NHK WORLD News (@NHKWORLD_News) October 13, 2019Seven people were killed in areas including the Chiba, Gunma, Kanagawa and Fukushima prefectures surrounding Tokyo, NHK said. Major shinkansen bullet trains from Tokyo would begin on schedule Sunday, NHK said, while the Tokyo subway system was also operating. Just last month, another strong storm, Typhoon Faxai, destroyed or damaged 30,000 houses in Chiba, east of Tokyo, and caused extensive power outages.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 13, 2019 01:41 UTC