Up to 1/3rd of Tokyo could be flooded by super typhoon: gov't

Areas in Tokyo equivalent to a third of its central 23 wards could be inundated to a maximum depth of 10 meters by storm surges caused by a powerful typhoon, the Tokyo metropolitan government said Friday.The government estimates areas as wide as 212 square kilometers -- mainly low-lying districts in the eastern part of the capital -- could be flooded if a typhoon with a central pressure of 910 hectopascals hits the city.Among wards in eastern Tokyo, 99 percent of Sumida Ward, 98 percent of Katsushika Ward, and 91 percent of Edogawa Ward may be inundated, while the flooding could continue mo…READ FULL ARTICLE