Typhoon Hagibis is heading towards Japan with potentially record-breaking rains and sparking evacuation orders, transport disruption and power outages even before making landfall
A passenger holds his umbrella in the heavy rain as he gets off from the train at Shiroko, Suzuka, Japan, October 12, 2019
It is forecast to crash into land in central or eastern Japan early Saturday evening, packing maximum gusts of 216 kilometres per hour Japan's Meteorological Agency said. The expected rainfall, in particular, has raised fears, with the JMA warning that high tides ahead of a full moon increase the risk of flooding.
A man looks at surging waves hitting against the breakwater while Typhoon Hagibis approaches at a port in Kumano, Mie Prefecture, Japan, October 12, 2019 With the centre of the storm still hundreds of kilometres away in the Pacific, torrential rain was falling and tornado-like gusts of wind ripped into several homes in Chiba, east of the capital, destroying one.
Television footage showed gigantic waves smashing into coastal breakwaters and residents living near a river in Tokyo piling up sandbags in front of their houses.By 9:00 am local time 11,600 households in Chiba had already lost power. The region was badly hit by another powerful typhoon in September.
The storm could also jeopardise a key match-up between Scotland and Japan on Sunday. Officials are not expected to make a final decision on that match until Sunday morning, after they have assessed any damage to the venue and transport links.
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