Typhoon Slams Japan, Spurs Evacuations, Power Cuts
- Typhoon Hagibis located around Kawasaki, moving northeast
- Over 7 million people warned to evacuate, Kyodo says
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A powerful typhoon lashed through Japan on Saturday, causing wide-spread flooding and power outages and prompting local authorities to instruct millions of people to evacuate.
Dozens of rivers around Tokyo have seen water rise to dangerous levels while a number of dams upstream are set to release water due to heavy rain, according to national broadcaster NHK. Water has started to overflow from Tama River, one of the biggest in Tokyo, to around the residential district of Setagaya, according to the land ministry.