This archive report was first published on 9 September 2019.
Published on September 9, 2019, a powerful typhoon, Faxai, made landfall in Chiba, Japan, just east of Tokyo, bringing with it ferocious winds and driving rain.
The storm, which packed winds of up to 216 kilometres per hour, caused widespread disruptions to the city's transport system, with trains halted and over 100 flights cancelled.
More than 30 people were injured in the storm, including a woman who sustained serious injuries after pillars at a golf range were toppled by high winds and hit a house.
The strong winds also downed trees and power lines, leaving 910,000 people without electricity in the Tokyo area.
Television footage showed a huge roof collapsing at a gasoline station in Tateyama, south of Tokyo, with pumps crushed underneath.
The storm also caused delays and stoppages on subway lines, leading to massive crowds at some stations in the busy metropolitan area that is home to 36 million people.
However, by mid-Monday morning, the storm had moved back offshore and was headed northeast away from Japan, back into the Pacific.
