At least eighteen fatalities have been reported after Typhoon Hagibis made landfall in Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday.
According to reports by Japanese media, at least thirteen people are still missing after the storm wreaked havoc in southern Tokyo. The government has since deployed helicopters and tens of thousands of troops to assist in search and rescue operations.
The helicopters lifted dozens of stranded people from the rooftops of buildings. Prime Minister Shinzo promised to deploy more troops to mitigate the disaster.
The storm, which had weakened on Sunday morning as it exited land, left about 150,000 households in Tokyo without running water and electricity.
Typhoon Hagibis led to the cancellation of the much anticipated Rugby World Cup match between Namibia and Canada. The officials, however, confirmed that the match between Scotland and Japan would proceed on Sunday as scheduled.
Train and flight services that had been cancelled as the storm approached were slowly resuming.
Saturday’s storm came about a month after Typhoon Faxai hit parts of Japan, destroying over 30,000 homes.