Heavy rain hits Tokyo area as typhoon approaches eastern coast, killing 2

Typhoon Dujuan approached the eastern coast of Japan on Monday, causing heavy rain and landslides in the Tokyo area, resulting in two deaths. In Sodegaura, Chiba, a man working to repair a damaged road died after being buried by a landslide, while a woman in her 40s sustained minor injuries when she drove into debris from another landslide in the same area.

In Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, a female resident passed away after a landslide carried mud into her house. In Miura, an apartment was hit by a landslide, leaving one resident missing. Kanagawa Prefecture requested the Self-Defense Forces for assistance with rescue operations, and the weather agency issued a top-level landslide warning for the northern part of the Izu island chain and a Level 4 warning for other areas.

The typhoon was projected to pass near the Boso Peninsula in Chiba Prefecture from Monday evening until late night, bringing downpours to the Izu Oshima island and the Kanto region. A top-level landslide warning for Izu Oshima was later downgraded to Level 4. Roads in Chiba were flooded, and two cars were submerged but the drivers escaped safely.

Bullet train services on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line connecting Tokyo and Osaka were not delayed due to the rain. However, the typhoon disrupted other transportation, leading to the closure of some expressway sections during a five-day holiday period. All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines canceled over 270 flights, affecting approximately 40,000 people.

JR East also suspended services on some local lines in Tokyo and the northeastern Tohoku region. As of 10 p.m., the typhoon was about 140 kilometers east-southeast of Choshi, Chiba, moving northeast at 35 kilometers per hour with maximum gusts of 198 kph.