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Powerful typhoon Faxai in direct hit on Tokyo

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TOKYO - A powerful typhoon with potentially record winds and rain battered the Tokyo region early Monday, sparking evacuation warnings to tens of thousands, widespread blackouts and transport disrupti

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Authorities issued non-compulsory evacuation warnings to more than 390,000 people, as forecasters cautioned the rain and wind could reach "record" proportions. Television footage showed a huge roof collapsing at a gasoline station in Tateyama, south of Tokyo, with pumps crushed underneath. East Japan Railway said its bullet trains on five lines were running, but at reduced speed, while Central Japan Railway suspended the Tokaido bullet train linking Tokyo and Odawara city because of strong winds, NHK reported.

"Two helicopters were dispatched while special rescuers rushed out to sea," a fire department spokesman told AFP.Some department stores and amusement parks, including Tokyo Disneyland, closed earlier than scheduled due to the approaching storm.

 

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