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Typhoon Faxai makes landfall in Japan, batters Tokyo area 【Pics & Video】

SoraNews24 Sep 9, 2019
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Haneda Airport one of the areas damaged by strong winds and torrential rain.

A powerful typhoon passed through Japan early this morning, travelling along the coast of Shizuoka and Kanagawa prefectures before making landfall in Tokyo’s neighbouring Chiba Prefecture just before 5:00 a.m.

As the typhoon approached the mainland, stores and amusement parks, including Tokyo Disneyland, closed earlier than usual, and rail services and flights in the area were suspended. Weather forecasters cautioned for people to stay indoors while authorities warned that Typhoon Faxai could bring record winds to the capital.

▼ The path of the typhoon as it passed through the Tokyo area.

関東では台風に本当にお気を付け下さい．強い台風15号は今日9日5時前に千葉市付近に上陸，関東南部に記録的な暴風をもたらしています．関東では朝にかけて暴風が続く見込み．大雨による浸水・冠水等も発生，水害にも厳重に警戒を．屋外は極めて危険です．台風が過ぎ去るまで安全確保してお過ごし下さい pic.twitter.com/jT0WJj0RSb

— 荒木健太郎 (@arakencloud) September 8, 2019

When the typhoon arrived in the early hours of the morning, coastal areas around Shizuoka Prefecture’s Izu Peninsula were the first to sustain damage.

▼ The aftermath at Shimoda in Shizuoka Prefecture.

故郷の母から送られてきた、台風被害の様子。伊豆下田。風が強かったようです。被害が少しでも小さかったことを祈ります。#台風15号 #台風被害 pic.twitter.com/apoU5HfCoR

— るんこ (@runko_nabenomae) September 8, 2019

The port city of Yokohama, in Tokyo’s neighbouring Kanagawa Prefecture, was the next to be hit by strong winds and rain.

https://twitter.com/nanozz123/status/1170753914087469056

▼ Cars and containers were toppled in the storm.

知り合いから送られてきた現在の横浜港付近です#台風15号 pic.twitter.com/IQk4sWZajN

— メシエ37 (@splatoon_M37) September 8, 2019

Buildings in the area also sustained damage. This scene shows the effects of the typhoon along National Route 16, a highway belt around Tokyo that links the major capital cities of Chiba, Saitama and Yokohama.

国道16号線足場が取れかけとる。こんな台風初めてだ。#台風15号 pic.twitter.com/tRNBV2LZ8H

— Daisuke (@otone_d2) September 8, 2019

Flooding affected areas in downtown Tokyo and the wider Tokyo Metropolis. This video shows the road outside Nishi-waseda Station in Shinjuku.

新宿は副都心線の西早稲田駅前ですが、道路が冠水しています。#台風15号 pic.twitter.com/Rr7FZBcGaY

— 空水りょーすけ（コーラのハブ空港） (@soramizuryosuke) September 8, 2019

▼ This video shows the roads in Koto City.

江東区、東雲付近道路冠水#台風15号 pic.twitter.com/8dyTGXlmHX

— やまさん (@h4Q2JN8ke8tIhDc) September 8, 2019

Haneda International Airport was hit by torrential rain and 155 kilometre-an-hour (96 miles an hour) winds that damaged structures and caused flooding.

羽田空港第1ターミナル駐車場、改修工事の足場が崩れてる#台風15号 pic.twitter.com/j2j7y6Xp9S

— yuji saito (@saitochihuahua) September 8, 2019

https://twitter.com/candama/status/1170799628523950080 https://twitter.com/Hamu_hey0623/status/1170773317784989697

羽田空港、水没しとるやんけ pic.twitter.com/ztpurciRgN

— 茸本朗(たけもとあきら)　「野食ハンター茸本朗ch」公開中!! (@tetsuto_w) September 8, 2019

Roads in and around the area were blocked and closed to traffic, stranding many commuters at the terminal overnight.

羽田空港の駐車場、工事用足場が崩壊しとる… pic.twitter.com/iCgthsx3S9

— スカイ (@sky_fd3s) September 8, 2019

羽田空港に用があるのですが、京急、京急バス共に動かないので徒歩。
一枚目は旧環八空港二丁目付近
二枚目空港脇環八。
どっちも閉鎖して復旧中。#京急バス #羽田空港 pic.twitter.com/tT7HhkWTT2

— 九鳥 (@hatokudori) September 8, 2019

羽田空港国際線→環八、空港西インター方面行けなくて悲惨でした。

国際線方面に転回するのはかなり辛いです。 pic.twitter.com/4ys2pO860E

— ℑ𝔫𝔣𝔦𝔫𝔦𝔱𝔢 𝔍𝔲𝔰𝔱𝔦𝔠𝔢 (@S_T_A_Y_G_O_L_D) September 8, 2019

Chiba Prefecture, where the typhoon made landfall, was the hardest hit, with a number of buildings sustaining damage.

https://twitter.com/Scallop24/status/1170843250569007109

▼ A damaged roof at Higashi-Chiba Station.

東千葉駅の屋根吹っ飛んでる#台風15号 pic.twitter.com/fbSaWQTPYg

— シリウス🤟モルちゃん (@siriusu2815) September 8, 2019

JR東千葉駅これ使えないだろ pic.twitter.com/WXsL94SFyx

— デスマーク (@makugiruda) September 8, 2019

▼ The sea wall at a popular fishing spot in Chiba.

横浜福浦岩壁

休みの日は多くの釣り人が釣りを楽しむポイント

僕も何度か釣りをしましたが…

早朝上陸した
台風15号の被害で岩壁が倒れてます

また近隣の建物にも多大な被害が…#台風 #台風15号 pic.twitter.com/4yGJFxkr24

— 爆釣・爆益ドリーム (@2012globe) September 9, 2019

▼ Trees were uprooted…

ポケGOでジム取りに近くの公園行ったら、大木がポッキリ折れてたΣ(ﾟДﾟ)#台風 #台風15号 pic.twitter.com/kFTT6nYswn

— ウストラノッポ (@usutoranoppo) September 8, 2019

▼ Vending machines toppled over…

自販機が倒れてた…#台風 #台風15号 pic.twitter.com/XF6R7ci4W9

— ウストラノッポ (@usutoranoppo) September 8, 2019

▼ And rooftops blew away in the fierce winds.

#台風15号風おさまってきたから2階の天井見に行ったら完全に天井が飛んでた pic.twitter.com/r5fMpKPTAa

— 白黒猫 (@nyannko0401) September 8, 2019

▼ The windows shattered on the third floor of this five-storey apartment.

https://twitter.com/kingsma45602711/status/1170802133823709184

▼ Walls collapsed and balconies were blown off the sides of houses.

https://twitter.com/kkk0721pen/status/1170804992577376257

爆音と共にベランダ吹き飛んだ#台風15号 pic.twitter.com/rudvK9Khhy

— ぐりぽん (@tontorosu) September 8, 2019

▼ Debris on roads around the Aeon shopping mall at Narita, near Narita International Airport in Chiba Prefecture.

成田イオン付近やーばい！ #台風15号 pic.twitter.com/wu50hQUHkq

— Eazy-P (@Eazy_pp) September 8, 2019

According to Tokyo Electric Power Company, which services the Kanto region, along with Yamanashi Prefecture and the eastern portion of Shizuoka Prefecture, damage to power lines, like these ones at Chiba, caused power outages at approximately 930,000 households.

千葉の県道24号電柱折れてるとテンション高い電話がまたきたw#台風15号 pic.twitter.com/7wGY5j2NR0

— piedpiper【】 (@piedpiper0202) September 8, 2019

千葉県鴨川市の方からの映像。
電柱が倒れまくって木まみれらしいです。この後気温が高くなるので更に注意です⚠️ #台風15号 pic.twitter.com/cNhoYIPCnM

— MJ#8 (@tokyo_8_mj) September 8, 2019

Train services in and around Tokyo were suspended from roughly 10:00 p.m. last night. While the Tokaido Shinkansen service began running at 7:40 a.m. after a slight delay, most of the city’s rail lines, including the Yamanote loop line, were scheduled to restart at 8:00 a.m.

【山手線内･外回り運転再開見込 10:00】
山手線は、台風15号接近に伴う線路設備点検の影響で、内･外回り電車で運転を見合わせています。多数の倒木が発見されているため、再開見込は9:00から変更となりました。 pic.twitter.com/7s5qMASMfT

— とれいんふぉ首都圏エリア (@Trainfo) September 9, 2019

However, after inspecting the rail lines and removing fallen trees and branches, the 8:00 a.m. start time was pushed back to 10:00 a.m., with most services resuming from 10:15 a.m.

#台風15号 #運転見合わせ
大宮駅の電光掲示板 pic.twitter.com/epS0AVkYzS

— いたずらなS (@itazuranazura) September 8, 2019

According to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency, five people across Shizuoka and Kanagawa Prefectures sustained minor injuries as a result of the typhoon. While Typhoon Faxai has now passed through the Kanto region and out to the Pacific Ocean, news reports warn residents to remain vigilant as rain is expected to continue through Tuesday, with seven-metre (23-foot) high waves off the coast of Kanto and the Izu Peninsula.

Source: Tenki Japan, Jiji Press
Featured image: Pakutaso
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