At least 35 killed and 17 missing after Typhoon Hagibis tears through Japan, flooding rivers

[malaise]

and submerging cities

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/10/13/national/typhoon-hagibis-japan-tokyo/#.

In the aftermath of the largest typhoon to hit Japan in decades, the nation on Sunday was still assessing the scope of the damage caused by the massive storm.

Hagibis, the 19th named storm of the season, tore through Japan’s main island of Honshu on Saturday and early Sunday packing winds of up to 144 kph at landfall, killing 35 and leaving 17 unaccounted for as of Sunday afternoon, according to Kyodo News. NHK reported 166 people were injured.

Cities and towns across the country — including in Nagano, Niigata, Miyagi, Fukushima, Ibaraki, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures — were inundated by flood waters after levees failed in the face of record rainfall,forcing many people to abandon submerged homes. The damage could worsen in the coming days as the water levels may rise along flooded rivers.

“I extend my condolences for all those who lost their lives and offer my sympathy to those who all those impacted by Typhoon (Hagibis),” Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said at a ministerial meeting on the typhoon held at the Prime Minister’s Office on Sunday.

Still, the damage and death toll could have been worse. The nation has recently shown how quick it is able to react and prepare in the face of such potential calamities, with disaster awareness rising more and more among the public in recent years
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The number of deaths has increased. I saw video on BBC with the bullet trains under water.

[Hortensis]

1. Most powerful storm in 60 years. Guess that explains

the high death toll. I was surprised because I'd read before that Japan was advanced in disaster preparation. An hour ago, 43 dead, 16 missing.

[Ford_Prefect]

2. Global warming strikes again... But I heard that it was only a Chinese Hoax, right?

[malaise]

5. When a Con property goes down with the water

They'll wake up

[CatWoman]

3. I saw a picture of several bullet trains under water

[malaise]

4. Ten of them worth 32.8 billion

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/10/13/national/ten-trains-used-hokuriku-shinkansen-line-sustain-damage-yard-flooded/#.XaSCQkZKjIU

East Japan Railway Co. (JR East), said Sunday that its Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train yard in the city of Nagano was flooded due to heavy rain associated with powerful Typhoon Hagibis, which raked parts of eastern Japan over the weekend.

Ten trains on the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line connecting Tokyo and Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, were affected, the company said, adding that it has no idea when operations on the line will be resumed partly because of flooding from the Chikuma River, which flows near the train yard.

The 10 trains, made up of a total of 120 carriages, represent a third of the trains on the line. Eight are owned by JR East and the other two by West Japan Railway Co. (JR West).

For the time being, JR East has decided to operate the line with the remaining trains between Tokyo and Nagano. The trains connecting Kanazawa and Toyama were operating normally Sunday, according to JR West..

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Someone wasn't paying attention although that often happens when historical memory fades and it has been 60 years since anything like this happened in this area.