Tokyo eerily quiet, bracing for worst typhoon in 6 decades 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy the Associated PressTOKYO (AP) — Tokyo and surrounding areas braced for a powerful typhoon forecast as the worst in six decades, with streets and trains stations unusually quiet Saturday as rain poured over the city. The typhoon that hit the Tokyo region in 1958 left more than 1,200 people dead and a half-million houses flooded. All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines grounded most domestic and international flights scheduled Saturday at the Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya airports. Central Japan Railway Co. said it will cancel all bullet train service between Tokyo and Osaka except for several early Saturday trains connecting Nagoya and Osaka.

Source: Manila Bulletin October 12, 2019 01:18 UTC