In Pictures: Typhoon Faxai hits Tokyo

The Greater Tokyo area encountered its most violent storm in history overnight as Typhoon Faxai lashed the region, killing at least three people and leaving in its wake toppled walls and scaffolding, fallen trees and power lines, and early morning transport snarls on Monday (Sept 9).

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Sep 10, 2019, 02:18 PM

A toppled net caused by Typhoon Faxai at a golf driving range in Ichihara, in the Chiba prefecture of Japan, on Sept 9, 2019. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Floating solar panels damaged by strong winds generated by Typhoon Faxai in Ichihara, Japan, on Sept 9, 2019. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Stranded travellers at Narita Airport on Sept 9, 2019. Railway and subway operators also suspended services because of the typhoon. PHOTO: AP

A police officer inspecting a fallen utility pole in Kamakura, Kanagawa prefecture, on Sept 9, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

People in Tokyo walking through heavy rain caused by Typhoon Faxai on Sept 8, 2019. PHOTO: AP

Toppled scaffolding at a Haneda Airport parking facility in Tokyo on Sept 9, 2019. PHOTO: AP

A temporary fence lies fallen on vehicles parked near a demolition site in Kawasaki, in the prefecture of Kanagawa, on Sept 9, 2019. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

Damaged beach houses in Miura, south of Tokyo, on Sept 9, 2019. PHOTO: AP

Tokyo commuters waiting to get on trains after some rail services resumed on Sept 9, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

Workers removing a toppled shopping street gate in Kamakura. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

A truck lying on its side on a highway in Tomisato, in the prefecture of Chiba, on Sept 9, 2019. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

A pedestrian making his way under fallen branches in Tokyo. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

A Tokyo pedestrian struggling with an umbrella because of strong winds. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Collapsed steel advertising boards in Edogawa, Tokyo, on Sept 9, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

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