Tokyo Pummeled by First Direct Typhoon Landfall in 11 Years
- Season’s ninth tropical storm makes landfall near capital
- ‘Strong’ Typhoon Mindulle delays flights, causes power cuts
People walk under heavy rain in downtown Tokyo on Aug. 22.
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Tokyo was pummeled by rain and winds as Mindulle became the first typhoon to make landfall near the metropolitan region in 11 years on Monday, bringing the risk of floods and landslides.
The typhoon’s center was estimated to have passed the Tokyo area as of 4 p.m. local time, heading north as its maximum gust speed declined, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. Mindulle is the equivalent of a category 1 hurricane, the weakest on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale.