– Japanese utility Tokyo Electric Power said on Wednesday it has not been able to restore electricity to about 400,000 homes after outages caused by Typhoon Faxai, while media reported at least two people had died because they had no power.
Typhoon Faxai hit the capital and surrounding regions with destructive winds of up to 216 kph in the early hours of Monday, causing at least one death, damage, transport chaos and power outages. Tokyo Electric, Japan’s biggest power provider, usually referred to as Tepco, said plans to restore power to all households by Wednesday had been delayed because repairs were taking longer than expected and work had been held up by thunderstorms.
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