Typhoon 25 passed through Japan last week. In my area, there was a day of rain but no real damage. As the storm moved east, it was a different story. I read 11 people lost their lives, and four are still missing. Over 10,000 homes in Chiba and Kanagawa are still without power. There are landslides and fallen trees, so it may be a while until power is restored. Water outages are also a problem.
Typhoon 26 is now headed this way. The Japan Meteorological Agency is calling on the public to heed warnings.
The average number of storms per year in the area of Japan is 25, with an average of three making landfall in Japan.
We are all so fed up with the rain and gusts of wind. No one can be more overwhelmed than those in Chiba Prefecture, though. Is yet another powerful storm going to wreak havoc on the peninsula? How many more lives and livelihoods will be lost this time? Many farmers have had their rice crops, almost ready to harvest, totally destroyed. Numerous train lines have been damaged by falling trees or vast landslides, and it will take more than three months to have the services up and running again. Meanwhile, how are all the thousands of people who commute from Chiba to Tokyo going to manage...
We are all so fed up with the rain and gusts of wind.
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Is yet another powerful storm going to wreak havoc on the peninsula? How many more lives and livelihoods will be lost this time?
Many farmers have had their rice crops, almost ready to harvest, totally destroyed.
Numerous train lines have been damaged by falling trees or vast landslides, and it will take more than three months to have the services up and running again.
Meanwhile, how are all the thousands of people who commute from Chiba to Tokyo going to manage...
Hello Pamela: I am so sad to hear of the lives lost, I hope they find the missing people.
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