The Tokyo district, which felt the storm's full intensity at 420 am, was a picture of desolation this morning.
TraMe services were disorganized; both the cable and telephone systems were out of commission; at least a thousand trees, notably those bordering the moat' around the Imperial Palace, were uprooted; hundreds of hoardings were blown down and roofs of houses were ripped off; and many streets were littered with slas, tiles and other debris.
So' loud was the roar of the wind that many residents were unable to} sleep during the night.
In the wage of the typhoon more than 50,000 houses were flooded and 19-year-old girl, succumbed ta three bridges washed away. Omce buildings suffered much damage as result of water seeping through closely-fastened windows.
Thousands of volunteer workers Iaboured all' day in the task of clearing the streets of debris and of replanting trees.
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