Typhoon Dujuan Leaves 10,000 Homes Without Power in Japan
As of Friday, more than 10,000 homes in Chiba remained without power following Typhoon Dujuan this week.
More than 10,000 homes in Chiba Prefecture, adjacent to Tokyo, were still without electricity on Friday following Typhoon Dujuan, which dumped unprecedented amounts of rain on eastern Japan earlier this week. TEPCO Power Grid Inc. cautioned that the blackouts might persist for an extended duration due to blocked roads from landslides and fallen trees, hindering crews' ability to inspect damaged power lines in certain regions.
Nearby Kanagawa Prefecture also experienced power outages for dozens of homes on Friday, the utility reported. In Chiba Prefecture, approximately 2,700 households lacked running water as of noon Thursday, according to local authorities. The storm caused some levees at Lake Imbanuma in northern Chiba Prefecture to collapse, inundating homes and rice fields over a vast area.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism announced plans to finish emergency repairs and drainage by the earliest possible date, within about a week, after another typhoon is expected to approach. The lake's water level was measured at around 3 meters as of 7 a.m. Friday, and the ministry aims to reduce it to its normal level of 2.3 meters by Saturday.
Tatsunori Ibayashi, the minister, pledged the government's full support in the recovery effort, collaborating with the prefecture and the Japan Water Agency. Shoji Sakuma, a 63-year-old businessman in Ichihara, where power outages impacted more households than any other city in Chiba, shared that his home remained without electricity since Monday evening.
While his solar panels provided some electricity, it was insufficient. Due to the heat and lack of air conditioning, Sakuma decided to sleep in his car. His residence also remained without running water, and it was uncertain when either service would be restored. In Kimitsu, where water outages persisted across a broad area, 32-year-old Ayumi Kono braved a distribution point to gather about 60 liters of water.
Kono resorted to using paper plates and disposable chopsticks to conserve water but expressed concern over the toilet situation. The typhoon claimed 11 lives – seven in Chiba Prefecture and four in Kanagawa – and left three people missing.
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