At least eleven people have died in the storm, where floods and landslides have caused havoc and 286,000 households have been without electricity. This means that the matches Canada-Namibia, New Zealand-Italy and England-France were canceled. They are now counted as 0-0 in the table.
It is the first time ever matches in a rugby World Cup have been canceled. It is mainly the mountainous area in the northeast around the city of Kamaishi that has been affected. It is the worst storm that has hit Japan in 60 years.
"We could do nothing but set the matches so as not to jeopardize the safety of the team, the fans, the volunteers and everyone else involved," the organizer writes according to AP.
The Rugby World Cup lasts until November 2nd.