The number of deaths as a result of passing of a powerful Typhoon "Hagibis" on the Japanese Islands rose to 19 people, 16 people missing, reports the Agency Kyodo.
before stated about 14 dead. The number of received damage was close To 150 people.
On the evening of the first day of the weekend Typhoon "Hagibis" struck the main Japanese island of Honshu, in the area of the Izu Peninsula. The pressure at the center of the Typhoon was 945 millibars, winds in the center up to 45 meters per second, with gusts to 65.
in Tokyo, the speed of wind reached 41, 5 meters per second. This wind strength is enough to flip a truck and more than enough to knock down trees and power transmission towers.
yesterday in 12 prefectures, including Tokyo, was declared the highest threat level because of heavy rains. The first time the highest threat level was declared not only for the outskirts of the city, but for all 23 Central areas. To date, the maximum level of risk was abolished in all regions of the country.
in the end, the strong winds, there were numerous cliffs power lines. As said in the news conference the Secretary General of the Japanese government, Yoshihide Suga, electric power switching-Off has occurred in more than 376 thousand homes, which is roughly 3 times more than occurred after the previous was a powerful Typhoon in the East coast of Japan in September. Then no electric power left more than 109 thousand homes. Off the water there were almost 14 thousand houses.
Numerous messages about rivers and flooding. For example, in the city of Nagano as a result of flood of the river Chikuma, about 160 residents in 2 nursing homes were cut off by water. A similar situation exists in the district of Saitama Prefecture. There, in a flooded nursing home locked 260 guests. Measures are being taken now for their transportation to a safe place.
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