On Saturday evening local time,?? ??? ?? Typhoon Hagibis hit the Izu peninsula, southwest of Tokyo. More than 23,000 people were evacuated ahead of the typhoon's landfall, CNN reports.
Hagibis caused landslides and widespread flooding. As of Monday, more than 50 people are reported dead, with 14 missing, and more than 210 people injured from the typhoon, Japan's national broadcasting organization NHK reported. More than 84,000 homes are without power, according to CNN.
Hagibis is the most powerful typhoon to hit Japan in decades. Here are nine photos that illustrate its destruction.
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A woman is rescued by boat. Credit: Tomohiro Ohsumi / Getty Images 
A man pushes his bike past an upturned car on a flooded road. Credit: Carl court / getty images 
A 7-Eleven store is submerged by floodwaters after being hit by Typhoon Hagibis. Credit: carl court / Getty Images 
Flooded homes in Marumori, Miyagi, Japan. Credit: TOMOHIRO OHSUMI / Getty Images 
A pig walks across a mud-laden flooded road. Credit: JIJI PRESS / Getty Images 
A man stands in water up to his knees in front of his home. Credit: TOMOHIRO OHSUMI / Getty Images 
Rescue workers walk through mud. Credit: carl court / Getty Images 
A flooded apple orchard. Credit: carl court / Getty Images 
A family at an evacuation shelter in Nagano, Japan. Credit: KAZUHIRO NOGI / AFP via Getty Images The typhoon was downgraded to a tropical depression on Sunday. But areas already affected by Hagibis could receive more rain on Monday, adding to the devastating flooding, CNN says.
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