Tokyo, Oct. 10 -- Powerful Typhoon Halong passed the Izu island chain south of Tokyo on Thursday, prompting Japan's weather agency to temporarily issue a special heavy rain warning and forcing hundreds of residents in the region to take refuge, local media reported.
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) downgraded the heavy rain emergency warning for Hachijo Island in the island chain to a warning at 2:30 p.m. local time, while the weather forced hundreds of residents in the region to take refuge at evacuation centers, Kyodo News reported.
According to the JMA, rainfall on Hachijo in the three hours through 7 a.m. local time reached 207 millimeters, the highest ever for the area, while winds of up to 196.92 km per hour were logged early T...