Over 1.6 million in Japan urged to evacuate as Typhoon Dujuan nears Tokyo

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Over 1.6 million people in Japan were urged to evacuate as Typhoon Dujuan approached Tokyo, causing flight cancellations and triggering landslides and damage across affected areas. Rescue operations are ongoing to assist residents impacted by the severe weather.

Hundreds of flights were cancelled and more than one million people were under evacuation advisories in Japan on Monday as Typhoon Dujuan approached the capital Tokyo, potentially bringing record rainfall. In Sodegaura, Chiba, a woman in her 40s sustained minor injuries after driving into debris from a landslide. In Yokosuka, Kanagawa, rescue operations were underway for a female resident of a house struck by a landslide, with mud flowing inside. Eight houses in Chiba were damaged, including...