TOKYO: The approaching tropical cyclone Dujuan could cause suspensions and delays on train lines in the greater Tokyo area, with possible disruptions from as early as Sunday evening (Sept 20) through Tuesday morning, major operator East Japan Railway Co. warned.
The company had already suspended operations on some sections of its network because of heavy rain on Sunday morning, without specifying whether the rainfall was related to the storm.
Dujuan was located south of Japan and moving north-west at 10 kilometres per hour as of 9 a.m. local time on Sunday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The agency said the storm had maximum sustained winds of 35 metres per second near its center.
Dujuan will be the 10th tropical cyclone to affect Japan since June, a busier-than-usual storm season for the country that’s been fueled by the El Niño weather pattern, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
It’s forecast to come closest to Japan on Monday, right in the middle of a five-day holiday that runs through Sept. 23. - Bloomberg
