Heavy rains caused by Typhoon No. 25 kill a total of 9 people in Chiba and Kanagawa prefectures, and 5 are missing.

Chiba and Kanagawa prefectures announced on the 23rd that two more people were confirmed dead and one person is missing due to heavy rain caused by Typhoon No. 25. According to both prefectures, as of 4 p.m. that day, there were a total of nine people dead and five missing. The Self-Defense Forces, prefectural police, and fire departments are continuing to search.

Record rainfall in Chiba and Kanagawa begins before the typhoon approaches, loosening the ground - Japan Meteorological Agency

According to Chiba Prefecture, the man in his 60s from Inzai City was confirmed dead. Around 3:30 p.m. on the 22nd, a passerby called 119 saying, ``My car was submerged on a flooded road.'' When they searched for him, he was found near the submerged car at the stern of the city, and he was taken to a hospital where he was confirmed dead.

In the prefecture, in addition to two men in their 70s and 60s from Kamogawa City who are believed to have been caught up in the landslide, a new man in his 70s from Nagara Town has been confirmed missing.

In Inbanuma, two embankments collapsed, causing flooding damage that spread to Narita City and Sakae Town. According to the prefecture, this is the first time the river has collapsed since it began managing it in 1969, and they are using pumps to lower the water level as quickly as possible.

Among the three missing people in Kanagawa Prefecture, it has been newly revealed that a woman in her 30s living in Miura City has died. Around 10:30 p.m. on the 22nd, he was found on the first floor of an apartment complex where mud had flowed in, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Fire departments are continuing to search for a woman in her 70s from Yokosuka City and a woman in her 20s from Miura City, both of whom were involved in landslides at their homes and have not been able to contact them.