Malaysian athletes unaffected by Typhoon Dujuan, says NSC
NAGOYA: Events involving Malaysian athletes at the ongoing Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games have not been affected by Typhoon Dujuan, the National Sports Council (NSC) said.
The National Sports Council (NSC) in Nagoya, Japan, has confirmed that Malaysian athletes competing at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games are unaffected by Typhoon Dujuan. NSC director-general Jefri Ngadirin, who is part of the contingent in Nagoya, reported that all operations are proceeding smoothly. The weather remains clear in the area, according to Ngadirin. The NSC will continue to monitor the situation closely.
Typhoon Dujuan was initially expected to impact the east coast of Japan, which includes Tokyo, earlier this week. Japan's Meteorological Agency had warned that the storm could bring winds surpassing 100km/h, heavy rainfall, and potentially low-lying floods. Several train and airline operators in the affected regions temporarily suspended their services.
Media reports indicated that torrential rain hitting Japan's Pacific coast caused landslides, resulting in the deaths of four people and leaving six others missing. Additionally, the heavy rainfall cut electricity supply to around 45,000 homes. In Yokosuka, Kanto region, a 60-year-old woman succumbed to mud inundating her home due to landslides in Kanagawa and Chiba provinces.
Three more victims, aged between 50 and 80, were among the fatalities. Rescuers were combing through debris in Miura, south of Tokyo, searching for a missing resident after a house was struck by a landslide.
Tokyo Electric Power Co announced on its website that approximately 45,000 households were without electricity at that time. Typhoon Dujuan is the most recent extreme weather event in a year marked by unusually intense rain, floods, and tropical cyclones across East Asia, North America, and Europe.
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