Typhoon Hagibis strikes Japan and has already killed two | Chronic

Typhoon Hagibis struck Saturday in Japan furiously, killing at least two people and disappearing as they moved into Shizuoka Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo. Now he is heading to the greater metropolitan area.

The country is preparing for the worst storm of the last 60 years, as defined by the National Meteorological Agency (JMA), which has called for precautions before the storm.

The Civil Defense Department said it was concerned about the water level after torrential rains of up to 1,000 millimeters in the Tokai region, forcing the authorities to warn 7 million people in the area. ;evacuation. At present, the prefecture most affected by the typhoon is Chiba, located east of Honshu Island.

In the city of Shimono, the wind has killed at least one person, the driver of a truck, overturned by the wind, local press reported. The authorities also confirmed that one man had died as a result of an avalanche in Tomioka-shi, Gunma Prefecture, central Japan.

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The JMA predicts sustained maximum winds of 126 km / h, which equates to a category 1 hurricane. Torrential rains are expected in the region of the Japanese capital, which is one of the communities where the authorities issued warnings or evacuation orders.

The effects of the typhoon with amazing images of the destruction of homes caused by the cyclone are already observed on social networks, reported Ansa.