Due to the combined impact of the peripheral circulation of Typhoon No. 25 and autumn rain, the Kanto region of Japan has been hit by record-breaking heavy rain. As of the 24th, 11 people have been confirmed dead and 3 are missing in Chiba and Kanagawa prefectures, with over 700 houses damaged. The breaking of the embankment at Inbanuma in Chiba Prefecture marks the first time in 58 years.
Typhoon No. 25 passed over the southern seas of Japan on September 21. While the center of the typhoon did not directly land on Japanese territory, its peripheral circulation triggered heavy rain, leading to severe mudslides and river flooding in areas such as Chiba, Kanagawa, and Shizuoka. As of 11 a.m. on the 24th, 774 houses have been confirmed damaged, with Chiba Prefecture accounting for 766 of them.
In the afternoon of the 24th, a woman in her 70s was confirmed dead in Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture. With 4 deaths in the prefecture and 7 in Chiba, totaling 11 casualties from this typhoon. Currently, 3 people remain missing.
Furthermore, the water level in Inbanuma in northern Chiba Prefecture has surged to a historically high level, leading to three embankment breaches and the flooding of numerous residences and farmland. This is the first embankment breach in Inbanuma since 1968.
Around 8:30 a.m. on the 24th, a solar power generation facility in Ohtake, Narita City, adjacent to the embankment breach, caught fire. According to the fire department, the facility caught fire due to short circuits caused by flooding from the heavy rain. The fire was extinguished after about 2 and a half hours, with no casualties reported.