Hundreds of rats invade Tokyo after typhoon Hagibis

After the passage of Typhoon Hagibis for Japan, hundreds of some rats They came out of the sewers and invaded Tokyo's Shibuya neighborhood. In various videos viralised via social networks, you can see rodents roaming the streets, mini markets and clothing stores.

According to local media, it is thought that the presence of a large number of rats in the city is a consequence of the flood caused by the cyclone, which left 35 dead and 170 wounded.

After a large number of residents were evacuated instead, the animals would have taken advantage of the opportunity to go out for food and shelter in the abandoned streets.

In the videos posted on Twitter by the user @ okamura_0207, it looks like animals of all sizes They cross one of the main streets of the neighborhood.

Meanwhile, other users have recorded the moment when the rats they fall from refrigerators from a mini-market and shelves from a women's clothing business.

Shibuya was one of many evacuated areas of the city by the typhoon, which had winds up to 225 km / h. Given the magnitude of the storm, nearly 30,000 soldiers and rescuers helped residents stranded in the territory.

Entire families were transported by helicopter to shelters once the water reached the roof of their homes and half a million homes were without electricity.