Human Interest Typhoon Hagibis Kills 58 People, Injures More Than 200 in Japan: Reports The storm prompted massive flooding after it made landfall on Saturday By Rachel DeSantis Rachel DeSantis Instagram Twitter Rachel DeSantis is a writer/reporter covering music at PEOPLE. She has held various roles since joining the brand in 2019, and was previously a member of the human interest team. As a music writer, Rachel interviews everyone from rock-and-roll legends to up-and-coming stars for magazine feature stories and digital news stories. Rachel is based in New York City, and previously worked as an entertainment reporter at the New York Daily News after getting her start as an Entertainment Weekly intern. She has a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Maryland. People Editorial Guidelines Published on October 14, 2019 02:09 PM Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Carl Court/Getty A large typhoon swept through Japan over the weekend, killing nearly 60 people and flooding the streets and residential areas with “swamp”-like conditions, according to multiple outlets. Typhoon Hagibis made landfall Saturday night on the Izu Peninsula, southwest of Tokyo, prompting the evacuations of more than 230,000 people, CNN reported. Authorities said on Monday that the death toll from the storm stands at 58, with more than 200 people injured, according to Japanese broadcaster NHK. The outlet reported that the typhoon caused more than 200 rivers to overflow and 50 levees to burst, damaging streets and homes, as well as apple farms, one of the area’s major industries. “The home where I’ve lived for many years has been devastated,” a homeowner told NHK. “I couldn’t hold back my tears when I came back from a shelter and realized what had happened.” Flooded cars in Sano, Japan. Some areas affected by the storm reportedly received up to 40 percent of their yearly rainfall in just a day or two because of the storm’s extreme weather. The Associated Press reported that the waters mixed with the land created muddy, swamp-like conditions, from which Japanese officials were racing to rescue citizens. California Fire Prompts Nearly 13,000 Evacuations, Threatens Homes and Thousands of Acres More than 110,000 personnel were involved in search and rescue operations, including police, fire department staff, and self-defense force staff, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga reportedly said at a press conference. Officers rescue a woman in Marumori, Japan. One of those rescue efforts resulted in the death of a 77-year-old woman, who fell more than 100 feet after she was not properly attached to a harness pulling her up into a helicopter, Tokyo Fire Department Press Officer Yuji Kikuchi said. “We apologize from the bottom of our heart,” Tokyo Fire Department Deputy Chief Hirofumi Shimizu said at a press conference Sunday, according to CNN. “We will try our best not to have this happen again and to recover trust to us.” The outlet also reported that as of Monday, more than 84,000 households in Tokyo and other regions were still without power.