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Typhoon Dujuan has left 11 people dead and three others missing after battering eastern Japan, damaging power and communications infrastructure and triggering landslides, Kyodo News reported.
More than 10,000 homes around Tokyo, Japan's capital, remained without power Friday, days after the typhoon brought record rainfall to the region.
Power supplier TEPCO Power Grid Inc. warned that outages "could continue for an extended period," as roads have been blocked by landslides and fallen trees across wide areas, preventing crews in some locations from inspecting damaged facilities.
The outages were reported in Chiba and Kanagawa, two prefectures bordering Tokyo Bay to the east and south of the capital.
Residents in the affected areas have been coping with hot weather and shortages of water for domestic use. Hundreds of households were also left without water after the storm hit the region earlier in the week.
Japan's Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Tatsunori Ibayashi vowed to "do everything we can" as recovery efforts continue.
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