Typhoon Dujuan Triggers 1.9 Million Evacuations in Japan as Alerts Ease After 400 Flight Cancellations
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Updated · BBC.com · Sep 21
Typhoon Dujuan Triggers 1.9 Million Evacuations in Japan as Alerts Ease After 400 Flight Cancellations
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Sep 21
Summary
Japanese authorities downgraded alert levels late Monday after Typhoon Dujuan tracked away from the east coast, though it had already forced evacuation warnings for nearly 1.9 million people.
Record rainfall hit several cities as the storm's dangerous winds and torrential rain swept along the coast without making landfall, cutting power to more than 50,000 households and cancelling close to 400 flights.
Kanagawa and Chiba saw some of the worst incidents: a woman in her 60s may have been swept away in a landslide, and a man was rescued from debris after a three-hour operation.
Silver Week travel plans were disrupted and organisers in Aichi, preparing to host the Asian Games, faced concern over knock-on effects even as forecasters said the worst now appeared to be over.