Typhoon Dujuan in Japan has left at least four dead and 45,000 households without power

In the city of Yokosuka in Kanagawa prefecture, near Tokyo, torrential rains triggered several landslides. Mud swept into one house, killing a woman in her 60s, and police and firefighters searched for a couple in their 70s.

In Chiba prefecture, local authorities reported three deaths in a series of landslides. Two other people, believed to have been in houses that collapsed, were listed as missing.

According to authorities, 45,000 households in Chiba were still without electricity on Tuesday morning. The typhoon brought winds of up to 144 km/h and heavy rainfall that disrupted transport services.

Japan Airlines canceled 135 flights, and All Nippon Airways canceled 140 flights. More than 1.6 million residents in Tokyo and the surrounding area were urged to evacuate the day before, although the order was not mandatory, according to Japan's Fire and Disaster Management Agency.

The storm also disrupted some Asian Games events and forced one of the world's largest video game fairs in Tokyo to close early. On Oshima Island, about 120 km south of central Tokyo, 832 mm of rain fell in 48 hours, more than twice the average September level.

In Tokyo's Edogawa district, a record 282.5 mm of rain was recorded in 24 hours. Although Dujuan weakened and moved northeast, it had already caused damage, landslides, and power outages in areas around the Japanese capital.

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• Source: theguardian.com