Typhoon Trami leaves at least 4 dead, travel chaos after battering Japan
Bullet train services were suspended, more than 1,000 flights cancelled and fallen power lines and trees blocked railway tracks
At least four people have been killed in a powerful typhoon that battered Japan over the weekend, local news media reported on Monday, as the storm’s aftermath brought travel chaos to Tokyo.
By Monday morning, Typhoon Trami had cleared Japan, but its powerful winds and heavy rainfall caused damage that blocked roads and train lines.
Four people were killed in the storm and another was reported missing, Kyodo newswire said. Local officials and police said one of the people killed was engulfed by a landslide in western Japan’s Tottori and the other drowned in high waters in Yamanashi, west of Tokyo.
Two more people were reported missing, and more than 150 people were injured in the powerful storm, public broadcaster NHK said.
The turmoil continued on Monday, as fallen power lines and trees blocked railway tracks and around 200 flights remained grounded. Huge crowds built up at Tokyo train stations, with people battling for spots in jam-packed commuter trains.
More than 400,000 households, mainly in eastern Japan, were still without power on Monday morning.