Takeo Iwamoto, a spokesman for the plant's operators Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO), said: "Several works and operations at the Fukushima Dai-Ichi were affected due to wind and heavy rain brought by the typhoon. We halted seawater sampling, seawater treatment and works to build water shields." The storm arrives just weeks after another typhoon swept across Japan leaving more than 90 people dead or missing and causing widespread flooding, mudslides and structural damage.