Typhoon Faxai has slammed into Japan just before dawn this morning, while Typhoon Lingling has caused death and widespread destruction in North and South Korea. At least eight people are thought to have died when Lingling stampeded across North and South Korea, and one death in Japan has been reported as a result of Typhoon Faxai. More than 900,000 homes have been left without power after Typhoon Faxai made landfall near Tokyo.
Faxai reportedly slammed into the Japanese capital with winds of 89mph, making Faxai one of the strongest typhoon’s to have hit Japan’s capital in years.
The storm made previously landfall early Monday morning in the coastal city of Chiba, bringing heavy rain and winds of 120 miles per hour, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
At one stage, the entire city of Kanagawa lost power, before the barrelling vortex moved over to Tokyo where it paralysed major transport links.
More than 130 flights were cancelled, including 49 Japan Airlines flights and 41 by All Nippon Airways .
Train lines were also down, with the entire Keikyu rail line suspended, which led to havoc during commuter hours in the Tokyo area.
Photos taken on Monday morning show major subway stations rammed with commuters as the storm put a halt to bullet trains and underground services, all of which were shut down due to the high winds.
More than 30 people have been injured as a result of Faxai and one woman, who was found unconscious in a residential street near central Tokyo, was killed by the storm.
According to local news agency NHK, footage captured from a nearby security camera showed the woman had been slammed against a building as a result of strong winds.
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Blackouts also hit the city, with nearly a million households left without power – including the entire islands of Shikinejima and Oshima off the country’s south coast.
Images from Japan show flooded streets littered with debris, after roofs were ripped off building and streetlamps felled in the strong gales.
By mid-Monday, most evacuation orders and storm warnings had been cancelled but residents have been advised to stay alert for strong winds as the typhoon moves away from Japan and back into the ocean.
Typhoon Faxai was not the only storm to hit northern Asia in the last few days, however.
On Sunday another tropical cyclone, Typhoon Lingling, battered North Korea.
The typhoon struck North Korea at 14:00 local time on Saturday according to Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
Agencies have reported Lingling has left five people dead and three injured in North Korea, and it is also thought that three people were killed when the typhoon hit South Korea earlier.
KCNA said the typhoon caused the destruction and flooding of 460 houses in North Korea.
There are concerns the latest typhoon could worsen severe food shortages in the country.