Naval Air Facility Atsugi appeared the worst hit by Typhoon Hagibis on Saturday of the U.S. military bases in and around Tokyo, according to official statements.
The base, 25 miles southwest of the city center, lay along the storm’s path after the eye came ashore over the Izu peninsula on Saturday evening.
Atsugi suffered “structural or water damage to more than 20 structures,” according to an official base Facebook post Monday. Roofs were torn off some buildings, trees were damaged, and debris was thrown around the base.
Still, the base’s emergency management office credited “a relatively safe outcome” to “command, tenant and resident preparation,” according to the post.
A request for comment on cleanup efforts went unanswered Tuesday, a holiday for U.S. military.
Meanwhile, the civilian death toll from Hagibis climbed to 66 on Tuesday as cleanup work continued across Japan’s main island of Honshu, where a dozen rescues were underway, according to Japanese media.
By comparison, the U.S. military reported no deaths or injuries from the storm
Global News 
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