PHOTOS: Typhoon Hagibis lashes Japan

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PHOTOS: Typhoon Hagibis lashes Japan

Typhoon Hagibis, forecast as the most powerful to hit Japan in six decades, made landfall Saturday.

Houses are submerged in muddy waters as Typhoon Hagibis hit the area, in Kawagoe, north of Tokyo, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019.

Rescuers on a boat patrol the residential area flooded by Typhoon Hagibis, in Ise, central Japan Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. Tokyo and surrounding areas braced for a powerful typhoon forecast as the worst in six decades, with streets and trains stations unusually quiet Saturday as rain poured over the city. (Kyodo News via AP)

Surging waves hit against the breakwater and a lighthouse as Typhoon Hagibis approaches at a port in town of Kiho, Mie prefecture, central Japan Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Toru Hanai)

Sea wracks land at a port as Typhoon Hagibis approaches in town of Kiho, Mie prefecture, central Japan Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. Tokyo and surrounding areas braced for a powerful typhoon forecast as the worst in six decades, with streets and trains stations unusually quiet Saturday as rain poured over the city. (AP Photo/Toru Hanai)

Passengers rest as their flights were cancelled because of Typhoon Hagibis, at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. Tokyo and surrounding areas braced for a powerful typhoon forecast as the worst in six decades, with streets and trains stations unusually quiet Saturday as rain poured over the city. (Kyodo News via AP)

Fishing boats are anchored in protection of a Shiroko port for the approaching Typhoon Hagibis in Suzuka, central Japan, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. Tokyo and surrounding areas braced for the powerful typhoon forecast as the worst in six decades, with streets and trains stations unusually quiet Saturday as rain poured over the city. (AP Photo/Toru Takahashi)

Palm trees are seen in front of surging waves as Typhoon Hagibis approaches at a beach in Kumano, Mie prefecture, central Japan Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Toru Hanai)

A woman films surging waves as Typhoon Hagibis approaches at a beach in Kumano, Mie prefecture, central Japan Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Toru Hanai)

A man looks at surging waves as Typhoon Hagibis approaches at a beach in Kumano, Mie prefecture, central Japan Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. A heavy downpour and strong winds pounded Tokyo and surrounding areas on Saturday as a powerful typhoon forecast as the worst in six decades approached landfall, with streets and train stations deserted and shops shuttered. (AP Photo/Toru Hanai)

A security guard walks a pedestrian crossing at Ginza shopping district in the pouring rain due to Typhoon Hagibis in Tokyo Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. A heavy downpour and strong winds pounded Tokyo and surrounding areas on Saturday as a powerful typhoon forecast as the worst in six decades approached landfall, with streets and train stations deserted and shops shuttered. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Tokyo Tower is lit in the pouring rain due to Typhoon Hagibis in Tokyo Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. A heavy downpour and strong winds pounded Tokyo and surrounding areas on Saturday as a powerful typhoon forecast as the worst in six decades approached landfall, with streets and train stations deserted and shops shuttered. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

A woman tries to catch a taxi at Ginza shopping district in the pouring rain due to Typhoon Hagibis in Tokyo Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. A heavy downpour and strong winds pounded Tokyo and surrounding areas on Saturday as a powerful typhoon forecast as the worst in six decades approached landfall, with streets and train stations deserted and shops shuttered. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

A firefighter makes his way through flooded street in the residential area hit by Typhoon Hagibis, in Tokyo, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. A heavy downpour and strong winds pounded Tokyo and surrounding areas on Saturday as a powerful typhoon forecast as the worst in six decades approached landfall, with streets and train stations deserted and shops shuttered.(Kyodo News via AP)

People look at the submerged residential area hit by Typhoon Hagibis, in Tokyo, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. A heavy downpour and strong winds pounded Tokyo and surrounding areas on Saturday as a powerful typhoon forecast as the worst in six decades approached landfall, with streets and train stations deserted and shops shuttered.(Kyodo News via AP)

A crane at a construction site is seen damaged as Typhoon Hagibis hits Shibuya ward in Tokyo, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. A heavy downpour and strong winds pounded Tokyo and surrounding areas on Saturday as a powerful typhoon forecast as the worst in six decades approached landfall, with streets and train stations deserted and shops shuttered.(Kyodo News via AP)

A surfer walks out of the water as Mount Fuji is visible in the distance after Typhoon Hagibis passed through the area, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019, in Fujisawa, west of Tokyo. A heavy downpour and strong winds pounded Tokyo and surrounding areas on Saturday as a powerful typhoon forecast to be Japan's worst in six decades made landfall and passed over the capital, where streets, nearby beaches and train stations were long deserted. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Rescuers on a boat make their way through flooded residential area hit by Typhoon Hagibis, in Sakado, on the outskirts of Tokyo, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019.

A police officer looks at a house damaged by Typhoon Hagibis, in

Cars are seen under water on a flooded road hit by Typhoon Hagibis, in Sendai, northern Japan, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019.

Houses are submerged in muddy waters as Typhoon Hagibis hit the area, in Kawagoe, north of Tokyo, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019.

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Houses are submerged in muddy waters as Typhoon Hagibis hit the area, in Kawagoe, north of Tokyo, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019.

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