Fatalities from Typhoon Dujuan Rise to 9 in Chiba, Kanagawa Prefectures
The death toll from Typhoon Dujuan in Chiba and Kanagawa prefectures rose to nine as of Wednesday, with four people missing. Search and rescue operations by police officers, firefighters and Self-Defense Forces personnel are continuing.
As of Wednesday, the death toll from Typhoon Dujuan in Chiba and Kanagawa prefectures had risen to nine, with four individuals still missing. Rescue efforts by police, firefighters, and Self-Defense Forces personnel continued unabated. Nationwide, the death count stood at ten, including one person who perished in Miyazaki Prefecture due to a landslide caused by the typhoon.
Landslides in Chiba struck two residential areas, claiming the lives of an 80-year-old man and an 80-year-old woman, and leaving two men missing. In Mobara, Sodegaura, and Sammu, three additional fatalities were confirmed. In Inzai, a 60-year-old man who was found submerged near a flooded vehicle was declared dead. Yokosuka, Kanagawa, witnessed another tragic incident where a 60-year-old woman died after a landslide destroyed her home.
Another landslide in the city claimed the life of a man in his 60s and left a 50-year-old woman unaccounted for. The typhoon inflicted significant damage to homes in Chiba, Kanagawa, Tokyo, Ibaraki, and Miyazaki prefectures, with 22 houses destroyed and 475 flooded. Floodwaters from the Takasaki River, which flows north of JR Sakura Station, inundated an urban area.
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