Escalation: Japan Issues Evacuation Orders for 1.9 Million

Evacuation orders covered 1,908,645 people in Ibaraki, Chiba, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Shizuoka and Saitama as Typhoon Dujuan swept along Japan’s east. A top‑level landslide warning was in effect for Izu Oshima, and a life‑threatening alert remained in Oshima Town. The storm tracked near the Boso Peninsula with sustained winds around 130 km/h and gusts near 200 km/h.

Strong winds cut power to more than 50,000 households. Japan Airlines canceled 135 flights and All Nippon Airways 140, with other carriers pushing the total into the hundreds as some rail lines halted. Up to 250 millimeters of rain was forecast for Kanto, Tokai and the Izu islands through Tuesday.

Landslides hit Chiba, Kanagawa and Miura. A road worker in Sodegaura died after a slide engulfed his excavator, and a woman in Yokosuka died after mud swept into her home, while one resident in Miura remained unaccounted for. Troops were requested to assist in Miura after several slides, and residents there were told to evacuate under a level four warning, which advises people to leave.

AI-synthesized from multiple reported sources