Hundreds of Flights Grounded as #Typhoon Strikes near #Tokyo

Local Editor

A powerful typhoon struck near Tokyo on Monday, the first in 11 years to come ashore in the densely populated region, temporarily shutting down a major city airport and grounding more than 500 flights nationwide.

Typhoon Mindulle made landfall at about 12:30 pm in Tateyama city 80 kilometres southeast of Tokyo, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

As of 7:00 pm the storm was moving through Fukushima prefecture north of Tokyo and heading north-northeast at 35 kilometers per hour, the agency said.

According to public broadcaster NHK, a total of 30 people were injured. Most of them were minor but a 34-year-old man broke his rib after falling due to strong winds.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team