THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
June 3, 2023 at 18:23 JST
Rescue workers on June 3 search a home in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, destroyed by a landslide. (Provided by reader)
Injuries and close calls kept authorities busy as they tried to make sense of the chaos Typhoon No. 2 inflicted on the greater Tokyo metropolitan area.
The fire department in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, said it received an emergency call around 5:45 a.m. on June 3 about a landslide destroying a building and trapping a resident. Rescue workers found a 39-year-old man with both legs pinned by the structure. The man was rushed to hospital with leg injuries, but they were not life threatening.
In Kanagawa Prefecture, 12 people were injured, including two elderly women who fell and broke leg bones due to the strong wind.
Police in Hokota, Ibaraki Prefecture, received an emergency call around 4:30 a.m. about a car being swept away by the Tomoegawa river. Rescue workers later found a car washed up in a rice paddy and a conscious man inside.
Ibaraki prefectural government officials said at least 12 homes were flooded in their jurisdiction as of 9 a.m. June 3.
Injuries and damage to homes were also reported in Chiba Prefecture. Ten prefectural roads were closed to traffic because some parts were hit by landslides.
Saitama prefectural government officials reported 15 flooded homes in three cities as of 6 a.m. June 3.
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