Fitow stormed into Japan, 52 injured

In the early morning of September 7, Hurricane Fitow made landfall in Japan, killing 1 person, missing one person and at least 52 people were injured. Heavy rain caused by storms also flooded hundreds of houses and caused widespread power outages. This is the ninth storm in Japan this year.

One area in Yoshii, Gunma prefecture was flooded due to the impact of Hurricane Fitow (Photo: Mainichi)

According to the local authorities, the storm hit near Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture at 2 am 6-9 (local time, or 0g Vietnam time). More than 200 domestic flights and about 20 international flights canceled.

Due to the impact of the storm, the express train service connecting Tokyo and Nagoya had to be suspended temporarily, while the rail and subway services in Tokyo were also interrupted. Some highways in Tokyo, Yamanashi, Kanagawa and Shizuoka also temporarily stop traffic.

A total of 52 people were injured in areas near the storm, including Tokyo, Kanagawa, Shizuoka and Tochigi. The Japan Meteorological Agency warned people to guard against strong winds and heavy rain.

At Yokohama port in Kanagawa, due to the effects of high winds, this morning, two cargo ships crashed into each other. According to Kyodo news agency, there are no casualties.

Forecasting Fitow stormed northeast, passed through Honshu island and then headed to Hokkaido. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, at 10 am (local time), the storm is located about 30 km southwest of Fukushima and is moving north-northeast, 35 km per hour.

Hurricane Fitow's path (Photo: tsr.mssl.ucl.ac.uk)

WALL VY

* Felix stormed through Central America, causing at least 109 people to die in Nicaragua, Honduras and Mexico.In Guatemela, at least 25,000 people are affected by heavy rains and floods in coastal areas.

Conred of the Guatemela Disaster Mitigation Agency (Conred) on September 6 said that although Felix did not kill anyone, it flooded the river in four rivers, flooding at least 5,000 houses in the area Puerto Barrios in Izabal province.

According to the Guatemela National Weather Institute, Hurricane Felix has no longer threatened the country, but rain continues in most countries.About 1,000 Guatemela people had evacuated before the flooding and 20% of these people came to live in temporary houses erected by civilian security guards.

* Meanwhile, in California (USA), the number of deaths due to the heat wave lasted for many days to 29 people .According to officials of the state, the majority of these victims are elderly in the area adjacent to southern California and single, unable or unwilling to spend money to cool their accommodation.