Flooding of the Arakawa River

On October 12 and 13, Typhoon Hagibis made landfall on several Japanese and North Pacific Islands. This typhoon was the strongest to hit Japan since 1958 when Ida struck. Rainfall exceeded 37 inches in 24 hours, causing the levees on at least 21 rivers to collapse. As of October 22, the death toll has risen to 83, with most deaths occurring in northeastern Japan. The prefecture of Fukushima was hit by flooding and mudslides. Bags of decontaminated waste from the Fukushima No. 1 power plant washed into the Furumichi River, but most have been recovered so far and “present no immediate danger”. Nearly 4,000 individuals remain in evacuation shelters and over 40,000 homes are without running water. The islands are bracing once more as Tropical Cyclone Neoguri hit Japan and the Northern Marianas, and Typhoon Bualoi is approaching.