Two confirmed dead after Typhoon Fitow strikes Japan

Saturday, September 8, 2007

Typhoon Fitow has struck Japan, leaving two people dead and a third missing. The storm moved through Tokyo yesterday.

The Japan Meteorological Agency released the information on the storm's effects in the country yesterday. The deceased are a 50-year-old construction worker who died after a landslide at a dam construction site in Fukui Prefecture last night and a 76-year-old man who died after being struck by a falling tree on September 6, shortly after Fitow made landfall. A 52-year-old man is missing in Kanagawa Prefecture, believed to be dead, and at least 60 people have been injured by the storm.

According to information released by the Fire and Disaster Management Agency, around 200 buildings have been destroyed or badly damaged by the typhoon. A total of 5,000 people have been told to evacuate, 3,000 last night in Miyagi Prefecture.

Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways, Japan's two largest air carriers, both said 240 domestic and eight international flights have been cancelled as a direct result of the storm, which is expected to be immediately followed by Tropical Storm Danas. Fitow is now moving towards the Sea of Okhotsk, making progress at about 24 miles per hour. It is predicted that the storm will deposit anything up to 150 millimeters (6 inches) of rainfall on areas on the Pacific coast, possibly triggering flash floods.

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Sources

Ron Rhodes. "Typhoon Fitow Kills Two; Weakens Over Northern Japan (Update1)" — Bloomberg, September 7, 2007
Aaron Sheldrick and Eijiro Ueno. "Typhoon Fitow Leaves 1 Dead in Japan Before Weakening (Update2)" — Bloomberg, September 7, 2007
"Typhoon Fitow strikes Hokkaido; current figures show 1 dead, 5 missing and 82 injured" — MSN, September 7, 207

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