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Hagibis: Death toll in Japan rises to 47



This general view shows damaged homes caused by strong wind brought by Typhoon Hagibis in Ichihara, Chiba prefecture on October 12, 2019. – Powerful Typhoon Hagibis on October 12 claimed its first victim even before making landfall, as potentially record-breaking rains and high winds sparked evacuation orders for more than a million people. (Photo by STR / JIJI PRESS / AFP) / Japan OUT

Tokyo, Oct 14 (ANI-RSS): Local media on Monday reported that the number of people who have lost their lives due to Typhoon Hagibis in Japan has increased to 47.
According to Kyodo News, 15 people are also believed to be missing. Earlier in the day, thirty-nine people were reported killed and about 200 wounded as a result of the disaster.
Millions of Japanese citizens were asked to evacuate because of the typhoon, which hit the main Japanese island of Honshu on Saturday.
About 1,35,000 houses in 13 prefectures of Japan remain without water supply and about 1,00,000 without electricity.

The disaster also resulted in the cancellation of hundreds of flights and breaches of the railway traffic across the country.