Flights scrapped, evacuations urged as typhoon nears Japan
Typhoon Dujuan has prompted mass evacuation advisories and widespread flight cancellations in Japan as it approaches the Tokyo region. The storm is expected to bring record-breaking rainfall and significant transport disruptions across the country.
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Natural disasters of this scale pose significant risks to public safety, infrastructure, and regional economic stability.
Typhoon Dujuan was projected to pass near the Boso Peninsula in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on Sept 21.
Listen Summarise Typhoon Dujuan neared Tokyo with winds of up to 144kmh, causing over evacuation advisories, flight cancellations, and disruptions to transport and events in Japan. Heavy rains and landslide warnings were issued for Tokyo and the surrounding prefectures, with potential record-breaking rainfall. Significant impacts included power outages, event cancellations, injuries, flooded roads, and a delayed prime ministerial trip. AI generated
TOKYO – Hundreds of flights were cancelled and more than a million people were under evacuation advisories in Japan on Sept 21 as Typhoon Dujuan approached Tokyo , potentially bringing record rainfall.
Japan often sees strong typhoons in the late summer and early autumn, and other storms have already disrupted some events at the Asian Games being hosted in the country.
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