Wednesday marks one month since Typhoon No. 15 hit Chiba Prefecture and caused a massive power outage, but in municipalities where houses suffered severe damage local residents are still struggling to recover. They were seen bringing storm debris to collection sites on the day.
More than 2,300 houses were damaged in Minamiboso in the prefecture. Three collection points that were temporarily established in the city have accepted debris equivalent to that carried by about 17,000 vehicles. At one of the sites, the former Heguri Elementary School, more than 10 vehicles carrying trash were seen lined up before the site opened at 9 a.m. The school grounds were packed with tiles, corrugated metal and tatami mats. Some piles were more than five meters high.
Meanwhile, the powerful Typhoon No. 19 was moving northwest at 15 kph over the sea near the Ogasawara Islands as of noon on Wednesday. Although it is forecast to somewhat diminish in intensity, the typhoon will keep moving northward and land on Honshu island with an extremely powerful intensity either on Saturday or Sunday, during the three-day holiday.
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