Typhoon causes Japan flooding:

Asia

Kuroiwa

A strong typhoon dumped heavy rain that caused flooding on Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido on Tuesday after killing one person near Tokyo and injuring dozens.

Typhoon Mindulle, which made landfall near Japan’s capital on Monday, flooded rivers, submerged roads and damaged farms in Hokkaido, TV footage showed. A woman in Sagamihara city outside Tokyo died on Monday as a result of the storm, according to the Kanagawa prefecture government, under Governor Yuji Kuroiwa.

Neither the police nor local authorities had immediate details as to how she died, but media reports said the 58-year-old caregiver was riding a bicycle when swept away by flood water.

The death came after another storm, Typhoon Kompasu, hit Hokkaido on Sunday, killing a man in his 40s. His body was found Monday near his vehicle, which was stranded by flood water, according to the national Fire and Disaster Management Agency.

Kompasu was downgraded to a temperate depression by early Monday and moved out over the Sea of Okhotsk.

But Mindulle was still dumping heavy rain on Hokkaido, where officials have issued warnings for landslides, flooding, violent winds and high waves.

Mindulle caused at least 61 injuries as it whirled across Japan’s northeastern region, according to national broadcaster NHK.

Across the nation, Mindulle caused the cancellation of more than 500 flights, mainly to and from Tokyo’s Haneda airport, on Monday. (AFP)