{
  "id": 9026776,
  "title": "Nearly 2M ordered to evacuate as Typhoon Dujuan hits Japan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/nearly-2m-ordered-to-evacuate-as-typhoon-dujuan-hits-japan",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T22:41:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/nearly-2m-ordered-to-evacuate-as-typhoon-dujuan-hits-japan"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nearly two million Japanese residents have been ordered to evacuate as Typhoon Dujuan strikes multiple prefectures, according to the country's public broadcaster NHK. Two fatalities and four people reported missing have resulted from the storm, with additional four missing individuals located in Kanagawa prefecture. The Japan Meteorological Agency had issued warnings of an \"imminent threat to life,\" but several weather alerts have since been reduced. Intense winds have led to power outages affecting over 50,000 households, while numerous flights have been canceled and railway services suspended. Dujuan is reported to have sustained winds of 130km/h (80.8mph) and gusts up to 194 km/h.\n\nThis is the latest in a series of storms in the Pacific, amplified by the \"super El Niño,\" which has warmed the ocean and fueled storm formation. Authorities advise the public to stay informed about weather updates. Dujuan, Japan's 25th typhoon of the year, has occurred during a five-day holiday, causing the cancellation of events such as concerts at the Rock in Japan music festival and the Tokyo Game Show. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi expressed condolences for the fatalities and continued her planned trip to the United States. The Yokosuka City Fire Department reported that a woman in her 60s may have been swept away and buried alive; her body was found and confirmed dead by rescue workers. A man in his 50s was rescued after becoming trapped while clearing debris from a landslide; he later died in the hospital. Police are investigating the incident. The typhoon continues to travel along Japan's Pacific coast, heading north. The damage's full extent may not be known until Tuesday.",
  "summary": "Almost two million people are under evacuation orders in Japan as Typhoon Dujuan batters a number of the country’s prefectures. The country’s public broadcaster, NHK, reported that two people had died and four others were missing as a result of the typhoon. It also reported four were missing in Kanagawa prefecture. Japan’s Meteorological Agency had […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}