Water outage continues in Chiba Pref. after Typhoon Faxai

A water outage near Tokyo continued to affect around 5,000 households Thursday, as blackouts triggered by powerful Typhoon Faxai earlier in the month prevented pumps from drawing water from rivers and underground sources.Roughly 30,000 households were also without power 10 days after the typhoon ripped through the region, while Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. scrambled to restore its damaged power grid, aiming for a full resumption by Sept. 27.Most of the households without running water were in Kimitsu, with around 500 households in Minamiboso also affected, according to the Chi…READ FULL ARTICLE