Typhoon Faxai heavy rains bring the total to 10, including 3 dead and 4 missing in Chiba and Kanagawa

Chiba and Kanagawa prefectures announced on the 23rd that three new deaths were confirmed due to heavy rain caused by Typhoon No. 25. According to both prefectures, as of 6:30 p.m. that day, a total of 10 people had died and four people were 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, one of the people confirmed dead was a man in his 60s from Inzai City. 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.

A man in his 70s from Kamogawa City who was caught in the landslide was also confirmed dead. Another man in his 60s from the same city is missing. Additionally, a man in his 70s from Nagara Town was newly confirmed as missing. Landslides have occurred over a wide area on nearby roads, and it is possible that the driver's car may have been caught in it.

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 quickly.

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.