Powerful Typhoon No. 19 grinded north through the Kanto region, leaving behind record-setting rainfall in some areas and widespread damage from flooding, most notably from the overflowing of the Tama River in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo, on Saturday evening.
The typhoon, which made landfall on the Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka Prefecture at around 7 p.m. Saturday, led to evacuation orders and recommendations being issued to more than 10 million people, mainly in the Tokyo metropolitan area.
The Japan Meteorological Agency held an emergency press conference Saturday, urging citizens to "take action to protect their lives."
The agency said that in the 24-hour span up to 9 p.m., record rainfall was recorded in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, and Izu, Shizuoka Prefecture, which were drenched with 942.5 mm and 717.5 mm, respectively.
Strong winds pounded the area, with a maximum wind speed of 41.5 meters per second recorded at 9:14 p.m. in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo.
In response to the flooding of the Tama River, the Tokyo metropolitan government requested the Self-Defense Forces be dispatched for disaster relief on Saturday evening.
Several deaths related to the typhoon have been reported.
In Tomioka, Gunma Prefecture, a landslide behind a residential area killed one man, and left two others missing.
In Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, a 50-year-old man was killed when the vehicle he was riding in was blown over by a sudden gust of wind.
In Tomi, Nagano Prefecture, a road near the Chikuma River collapsed, taking three vehicles with it. Three people from two of the vehicles were rescued, but three people in the other vehicle that was swept away have yet to be found, according to the city government.
In Nihonmatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, two people are reported missing following a landslide.
In Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, two men were swept away in an irrigation channel and one is still
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