A powerful typhoon caused chaos among commuters on Monday morning in the Tokyo metropolitan area after it brought violent winds to widespread areas overnight, with train services affected.
Typhoon No. 24 landed in Wakayama Prefecture on Sunday night and traveled through the Kanto region, moving across the Tohoku region in the early hours of Monday, bringing violent winds to the affected areas.
Two people died and one remains missing due to heavy rain and strong winds, while about 160 people were injured as a result of the typhoon.
Some train services, including the first train of the day, were unable to run in the early hours of the morning in the Kanto region due to fallen trees along railways.
The typhoon moved away from Japan after traveling off the Sanriku coastal area at a speed of up to about 100 kph shortly after 6 a.m. Monday. It is expected to change into an extratropical cyclone in Hokkaido in the afternoon.
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