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Storm Dujuan approaches Japan, causing flight cancellations and power cuts
Authorities issued flood and landslide alerts as heavy rainfall threatened eastern Japan and grounded flights.
The short version
- Dujuan neared Japan's eastern coast, generating severe flood and landslide warnings along with hundreds of flight cancellations.[Deutsche Welle]
- More than 4,000 households in Chiba lost electricity, and domestic carriers canceled over 270 flights.[Deutsche Welle]
- The Japan Meteorological Agency projected that rainfall through Tuesday could exceed normal monthly totals for September.[Deutsche Welle]
Key facts
- Storm Dujuan prompted flood and landslide alerts and forced hundreds of flight cancellations across Japan.[Deutsche Welle]
- Japan Airlines canceled 120 domestic and 15 international flights, while All Nippon Airways grounded 140 domestic flights.[Deutsche Welle]
- More than 4,000 households in Chiba were left without electrical power.[Deutsche Welle]
- The Japan Meteorological Agency warned cumulative rain through Tuesday could exceed average monthly levels for September.[Deutsche Welle]
- Dujuan attained typhoon intensity briefly on Friday before weakening to a tropical storm on Sunday morning.[The Guardian]
What remains uncertain
- Whether total precipitation will ultimately break local monthly records across eastern Japan remains contingent on the storm's path through Tuesday.[Deutsche Welle]
Sources
Outlet counts describe coverage, not independent confirmation. Reports may share a wire service or original source.
- Japan: Typhoon Dujuan sparks flood, landslide warningsDeutsche Welle
- Weather tracker: Japanese islands brace for Dujuan to become a typhoon againThe Guardian - World