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Typhoon Dujuan rains kill four in Japan, six missing
Typhoon Dujuan brought very heavy rain to Japan’s Pacific coast.
The rain caused landslides and floods.
Four people died, and six people were reported missing.
A woman died when mud entered her home in Yokosuka.
Rescue workers searched for people in areas hit by landslides.
About 45,000 homes lost electricity.
A river overflowed in Sakura, flooding a resident’s home.
The storm later moved northeast away from Japan.
The flooding followed other severe rains in Chiba the previous month.
Torrential rains from Typhoon Dujuan triggered landslides along Japan’s Pacific coast, killing four people and leaving six missing.
A woman in her 60s died after mud flowed into her home in Yokosuka, Kanagawa.
Rescuers searched a landslide-hit house in Miura for a missing person.
About 45,000 households lost electricity, according to Tokyo Electric Power Company.
Flooding also affected Sakura in Chiba after a nearby river overflowed, while residents reported fears of further heavy rain.
- Who
- Four people died and six were missing; rescuers, residents, and utility workers responded.
- What
- Torrential rain from Typhoon Dujuan caused landslides, flooding, deaths, missing people, and power outages.
- Where
- Japan’s Pacific coast, including Kanagawa and Chiba prefectures near Tokyo.
- When
- September 22, according to the Reuters report.
- Why
- The typhoon brought powerful winds and torrential rain, causing landslides and overflowing rivers.
Key facts
- Deaths
- Four people
- Missing
- Six people
- Power outages
- About 45,000 households
- Hard-hit areas
- Kanagawa and Chiba prefectures
- Specific fatality
- A woman in her 60s died in Yokosuka after mud entered her home
- Flooding location
- Sakura, Chiba, after a nearby river overflowed
- Storm movement
- Typhoon Dujuan moved northeast away from Japan
Quotes
Richard Yonamine
A 37-year-old resident of Sakura, Chiba, whose home was flooded by an overflowing river.
“I’m scared if it starts raining … I worry that as soon as it starts pouring, it’ll turn into a major problem.”
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