Overview
- Prefectural authorities in Chiba and Kanagawa reported on Wednesday that nine people are dead and four remain missing after heavy rains from Typhoon No.25 triggered landslides and flooding.
- Self-Defense Forces and local fire departments have been deployed to carry out coastal and hillside searches and to support water rescues in hard-hit areas such as Miura, Yokosuka and parts of Chiba.
- Chiba officials say the prefecture has recorded six deaths and two missing persons linked to flooded vehicles and washed-out roads, while Kanagawa has confirmed multiple landslide fatalities and several residents still unaccounted for.
- Separately, Fukuoka police are investigating a Sept. 20 drunk-driving crash that killed a 3-year-old; the 68-year-old driver was arrested after a high breath-alcohol reading and police conducted emergency checkpoints in the ward.
- A childlike body found on Tobishima is being examined as the possible remains of a 6-year-old who went missing on Sept. 5 and authorities are working to confirm identity as part of ongoing searches and family notifications.