The typhoon Hagibis is described as the worst that has hit Japan in over 60 years. Rescue efforts are now underway in several parts of the country affected by landslides and floods. In the city of Nagano in central Japan, river water has rushed in and reached the second floor of some homes, reports NHK.

Television pictures show how people are lifted by helicopter from the roofs to the flooded houses.

At least 124 people were injured in the storm, which reached the Tokyo area on Saturday. More than seven million people were recommended to evacuate, including residents of the Chikuma River.

"In central Tokyo it was totally okay, but outside and in the river areas it has been a disaster," Tokyobon Sophia Watanabe told TT on Sunday morning, local time.

Freighters dropped

The weather pulled in Tokyo on Saturday night, local time. Watanabe followed the trend via news reporting and weather apps.

- It was uncomfortable, you couldn't go anywhere, it was really windy. We stayed away from the windows, but we were lucky, ”she says.

A Panama-registered freighter is said to have dropped late on Saturday evening in Tokyo Bay where it had been lying at anchor. Three people were rescued according to the Coast Guard, while nine were missing, according to Kyodo.

On the way away

Train and air traffic were largely silent on Saturday, but traffic has begun to resume again on Sunday, although hundreds of flights were also canceled on Sunday, and Tokyo's subway was initially closed on Sunday morning.

"Rainfalls without previous counterparts have been seen in cities and villages where warnings have been issued," said meteorologist Yasushi Kajiwara according to AFP.

According to the Japanese weather authority, the now weakened Hagibis are heading out across the Pacific.

The aftermath, however, forced the organizers of the Rugby World Cup to suspend another match, between Namibia and Canada.