Super typhoon Hagibis struck Japan tonight with heavy rain and strong winds, causing floods and landslides in many places.

"The eye of Hurricane Hagibis approached shortly before 19:00 in the Izu Peninsula," southwest of Tokyo, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) today announced. The JMA urges people to be vigilant against heavy rain and gusts after the release of an "emergency weather warning" (level 5), applied to towns and cities in seven provinces including Tokyo Saitama, Kanagawa, Gunma, Yamanashi, Nagano and Shizuoka.

"This is a level 5 situation, some disaster has occurred," said JMA weather forecast expert Yasushi Kajiwara. "People are urged to immediately take measures to preserve their own lives."

The Japan Disaster Prevention and Disaster Prevention Authority (FMDA) has confirmed that one person was killed and 33 injured in Ichiara City, and another person missing in Gotenba City.

All activities in Tokyo currently stalled, the busy roads are now empty because torrential rain poured down continuously. At least 8 provinces have issued evacuation orders to a total of 936,113 people and 292,770 households with power outages. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said it is considering discharging water from three dams due to heavy rains, which could cause floods in the downstream areas.

Hagibis weakened after landing in Japan but was still dangerous with the strongest winds reaching 195 km / h. All flights from Tokyo airport and nearby airports will be canceled at least until tomorrow morning. All subways between Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka must also cease operations.

Japan is affected by about 20 typhoons a year, but the capital is usually not severely affected. Hagibis is said to be the strongest storm to hit Tokyo in decades.