Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 10:05am on 21 Sep 2026,Monday Weather & Environment
More than 1.6 million people across five Japanese prefectures have been urged to evacuate as Typhoon Dujuan moves close to Tokyo, bringing the threat of record rainfall. In Kanagawa prefecture, firefighters fear a woman has been buried alive after a landslide crushed a house. About 300 flights have been cancelled and some train services suspended. Dujuan has sustained winds of 130km/h, with gusts of up to 194km/h. Up to 350mm of rain could fall in the Tokai region. The storm is the latest in a wave of Pacific storms, made more intense by this year's "super El Niño", which has warmed the ocean. (PC: BBC)
