Tropical storm hits Tokyo area, leaving thousands without power before moving west
The storm weakened after landfall but still caused outages, minor injuries and flight cancellations as it moved toward central Japan, officials said.
- Tropical Storm Chan-hom hit the Greater Tokyo area late Tuesday, knocking down trees and causing power outages as it moved westward on Wednesday.
- Five people sustained minor injuries due to the storm.
- More than 3,000 homes in Ibaraki and Tochigi prefectures were without electricity by Wednesday morning, according to TEPCO Power Grid.
- Approximately 60 flights at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport were canceled on Tuesday due to the storm.
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Noticias ao MinutoThe tropical storm hit the province of Ibaraki in the south of the country, leaving five people with slight injuries and thousands of homes without energy.
A typhoon hit the Kanto region in eastern Japan — including Tokyo — on Tuesday night (local time) and informed the weather agency, warning of flooding in low-altitude areas, rising river levels and possible transhipments. Exclusive material for subscribers. To have full access, access the link of the material and register.
Tropical Storm Chan-hom made landfall in Japan on Wednesday night local time. It made landfall in Ibakari Prefecture, north of Tokyo, for the first time since records began. The Japanese capital also suffered damage.
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Tropical Storm Chan-hom weakens and departs Japan after causing power outages and injuries
Business in the Tokyo area was almost back to normal after a tropical storm weakened to a depression and left Japan. Transportation was operating normally and power restored to most homes on Wednesday. Seven people suffered minor injuries. The depression…
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