Tokyo - Sana
The Japanese authorities have ordered the evacuation of thousands of residents in the southwest of the country, warning of strong winds accompanied by torrential rains and high waves, with the arrival of the strong typhoon "Haison" to their areas.
"There is a risk of violent winds, torrential rains, high waves and violent storms," said Yoshihisa Nakamoto, an official at the Meteorological Department, as saying during a press conference, calling for evacuations and utmost caution.
For her part, Satoshi Sugimoto, another meteorologist, predicted giant waves that simulate a tsunami, and told reporters: “When the meteorology announces the extreme alert state, it will be the last chance to escape.”
In turn, government official Yuhai Takamura expected a disaster in the country due to the typhoon.
And forced Typhoon Heshen, the Japanese authorities to suspend the search for dozens of missing sailors after a ship carrying livestock sank in another storm after two crew members were recovered.
Haison is scheduled to arrive this evening with winds of 290 kilometers per hour, making it a "violent" storm.
And 4,600 people on Taromizu on the island of Kyushu have been called to leave their homes quickly, while the authorities have asked residents in other parts of the island to prepare to leave, and on Minamidaitojima, east of Okinawa, 1,300 people have been called to evacuate their homes.