[Tokyo 12th Reuters]-Due to the large and extremely strong typhoon No. 19 approaching the Japanese archipelago, rain and wind have increased in the Tokai and Kanto regions, and several rivers have reached the inundation risk level. Power outages and tornado damage occurred in Chiba Prefecture and other places. The typhoon may hit the Tokyo metropolitan area from evening to night on the 12th, keeping a very strong power.
According to NHK, several rivers in the Tokai and Kanto regions, such as the Kamo River in Toba City, Mie Prefecture, the Shuzenji River in Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Sakai River in Yamato City, Kanagawa Prefecture, have reached flood risk levels, and evacuation recommendations have been issued by local governments. Chigasaki City and Kawasaki City have raised the alert level in five stages to 4.
As of 9:30 am, there were 8500 power outages in Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture. Together with Tokyo, Ibaraki and Shizuoka prefectures, there are 9200 outages. In Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture, the roofs of several houses were blown off by a gust of wind that seems to be a tornado, and four people were injured.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, Typhoon No. 19 is on the sea about 260 km west-southwest of Hachijojima as of 9:50 am on the 12th, and the central atmospheric pressure is 945 hectopascals. The maximum wind speed near the center reaches 45 meters per second and the instantaneous maximum wind speed reaches 60 meters.
From the evening of the 12th to the night, it will land in the Tokai region or Kanto region while maintaining a very strong power, and then it is expected to move from eastern Japan to the Tohoku region to the northeast.
The Japan Meteorological Agency has called for caution in 1958 when it may land on Kanagawa Prefecture and there is a risk of heavy rain comparable to the Kano River Typhoon, which was frequently hit by sediments and rivers in the Izu Peninsula and Kanto region.
