Typhoon Hagibis: death toll rises in Japan as ‘worst storm in 60 years’ roars through

Threat of widespread flooding and landslides compounded by earthquake in Chiba prefecture

At least seven people have been killed and 15 left missing after the most powerful typhoon to hit Japan in decades paralysed Tokyo, flooding rivers and putting millions under evacuation warning before it ploughed up the north-eastern coast.

Authorities lifted rain and flood warnings for the Kanto region around a becalmed Tokyo before dawn on Sunday but imposed them on areas further north after super-typhoon Hagibis blasted through the capital.