Typhoon Dujuan kills two people and shuts down 50,000 homes

Two people have died and four are missing as a result of landslides in eastern Japan. The natural disaster was triggered by torrential rains brought by Typhoon Dujuan. This is reported by the NHK TV channel. Incidents were reported in Kanagawa and Chiba prefectures.

In the city of Yokosuka (Kanagawa Prefecture), mud streams and debris flooded the first floor of a two-storey apartment building. During search and rescue operations, police and firefighters found the body of an elderly woman in the building.

In the town of Sodegaura, Chiba Prefecture, a tragedy occurred on the road. The worker, who controlled heavy equipment for soil cleaning, along with the machine fell into bamboo thickets. The man died. At the scene recorded a landslide, law enforcement agencies find out the details of the incident.

The region’s energy infrastructure has also been affected. More than 47,000 households were left without electricity, with most of the blackouts in Chiba Prefecture.

The region has faced major challenges before. In mid-August (13-14 days) in Chiba there were heavy rainfall, rainfall in some areas three times higher than the monthly norm. Then the victims of the disaster were ten people, more than 1.5 thousand houses were damaged.