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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.