When Typhoon Roke — or plain old No. 15 as it’s also known — indifferently passed through Tokyo yesterday, there was no denying it brought some wet and especially windy conditions. And yet despite the howling and the horizontal rain, it was hard to appreciate just how strong a force it was. Or at least it was from the comforting shelter of an apartment complex.
However, having seen the staggering amount of debris scattered over the streets this morning, it’s clear that the winds Roke brought were very strong indeed. So powerful in fact that trees were uprooted all over the capital.
And old men, much to their dismay, were even forced to curtail their constitutional bike ride.
The bicycle will have the trees as companion
It was shocking to see so many trees were uprooted.
I watched the news from the past few days, I was startled and worried for Nara deers when the typhoon hit Nara. And so many houses were damaged everywhere. : (
Those deers will certainly be missing out on deer-biscuits for a few days! No 15 is more sad for Japan.
Yeah, it was a bad one.terrible damage in some places. I’m sure the deers will be ok though. A few biscuits less may even do them good!
Received similar photos this AM from a park near to where a friend lives in Suginami. Can’t say that I remember a typhoon ever causing that much damage “inland” when I lived there.
No, me neither. I’ve seen the Tamagawa cause more flooding, but never so many trees uprooted or badly damaged. Proof, it it were needed, of how dangerous these things can be.
it takes several years such as this may be protected
This shows what powerful forces of nature typhoons are. I hope all the evacuees are doing all right.