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Up to 35 dead as Typhoon Hagibis slams Japan

by Harumi OZAWA / Miwa SUZUKI TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tens of thousands of rescuers worked through the pre-dawn hours Monday to reach people trapped by landslides and floods in Japan caused by a powerful typhoon that has killed up to 35, officials and local media said. Typhoon Hagibis moved away from land on Sunday morning, but while it largely spared the capital, it left a trail of destruction in surrounding regions. More than 100,000 […]

UPDATED: At least 26 dead after Typhoon Hagibis slams Japan

< by Harumi OZAWA / Miwa SUZUKI Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — At least 26 people were killed by powerful Typhoon Hagibis, local media reported Sunday, a day after the ferocious storm slammed into Japan, unleashing unprecedented rain and catastrophic flooding. More than 100,000 rescuers, including 31,000 troops, were working into the night to reach people trapped after torrential rain caused landslides and filled rivers until they burst their banks. The destruction forced […]

Rescue efforts underway as Typhoon Hagibis kills 11 in Japan

  by Hiroshi Hiyama / Natsuko Fukue  TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan’s military scrambled Sunday to rescue people trapped by flooding after powerful Typhoon Hagibis ripped across the country, killing at least 11 people and leaving more than a dozen missing. The storm’s heavy rain triggered deadly landslides and caused rivers to burst their banks. The destruction forced Rugby World Cup organizers to cancel the third match of the tournament though the key Japan-Scotland clash […]

Crunch Japan-Scotland World Cup match gets go-ahead after typhoon

by Richard Carter Agence France Presse Rugby World Cup organisers gave the go-ahead for Japan’s crunch match against Scotland on Sunday despite the fall-out from Typhoon Hagibis, which swept through Japan causing widespread flooding and left at least seven people dead. The crucial game in Yokohama near Tokyo will determine the eighth and last quarter-final place and had been at the centre of an ugly war of words between organisers and Scotland who threatened to […]

UPDATED2: Cancelled flights for Sunday, Oct. 13

(Eagle News)–Several flights on Sunday, Oct. 13, were cancelled due to bad weather at the destination. Below is a list: Japan Airlines JL 741 Narita-Manila JL 77 Haneda-Manila Philippine Airlines PR 423 Haneda-Manila PR 431 Narita-Manila PR 427 Narita-Manila PR 428 Manila-Narita All Nippon Airways NH 819/820 Narita-Manila-Narita NH 869/870 Haneda-Manila-Haneda Delta Airlines DL 180/181 Narita-Manila-Narita Skyjet Airlines M8 511 Manila-Camiguin M8 512 Camiguin-Manila At least three people have been killed as powerful Typhoon Hagibis […]

UPDATED: Two dead as ‘unprecedented’ Typhoon Hagibis slams into Japan

by Shingo ITO / Sara HUSSEIN Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Powerful Typhoon Hagibis slammed into Japan on Saturday, killing at least two people and prompting authorities to issue their highest level of disaster warning over “unprecedented” downpours that caused flooding and landslides. Around 7.3 million people were placed under non-compulsory evacuation orders and more than 30 people were injured, four seriously. Even before making landfall, Hagibis caused enormous disruption, forcing the cancellation […]

Watch: Rains from typhoon Hagibis start pounding Japan

  (Eagle News) — In this video by Eagle News Service correspondent Ruby Partosa in Yaizu City, Shizuoka Prefecture in Japan, typhoon Hagibis’ rains can be seen pounding the city. Hagibis packs maximum gusts of 216 kilometers per hour (134 miles per hour), according to Japan Meteorological Agency. The Tamagawa River in Kanagawa Prefecture also started to overflow, and people have started to evacuate in a nearby high school building. (Editor’s note:   Please refresh page […]

Power outages, evacuations as Typhoon Hagibis takes aim at Japan

  by Shingo ITO Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Powerful Typhoon Hagibis churned towards Japan on Saturday, heading straight towards the capital with potentially record-breaking rains and sparking evacuation orders, transport disruption and power outages even before making landfall. Rated “large and very strong”, the storm has already forced the cancellation of two Rugby World Cup matches, disrupted the Suzuka Grand Prix and grounded more than 1,600 flights. It is forecast to crash […]

Japan gears up for Super Typhoon Hagibis; residents stock up on food and supplies

  By Tyra’nell Pille-Lu EBC Japan Bureau/Eagle News Service  TOKYO, Japan (Eagle News) — As “super typhoon” Hagibis threatens Eastern Japan, residents in the Kanto region — including but not limited to Tokyo, Chiba, Saitama, Yamanashi, Shizuoka and Kanagawa prefectures — take several safety measures to prepare themselves for this year’s most powerful typhoon. Residents rush to the nearest supermarkets as they stock up on food, drinks, and other supplies ahead of the weekend when […]