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Japan: Powerful Typhoon Nanmadol Hits Southwest Coast and Kagoshima City

2022-09-18T15:01:47.162Z


In less than 24 hours, the typhoon has already dumped up to 500 mm of rain on some areas of the big island of Kyushu.


The threat is becoming clearer.

While the authorities recommended that millions of people take shelter from strong winds and torrential rains, the powerful typhoon Nanmadol reached the southwestern coast of Japan on Sunday.

"The eye of Typhoon Nanmadol made landfall near the city of Kagoshima around 7 p.m. (10 a.m. GMT)," the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said.

In less than 24 hours, the typhoon has already dumped up to 500 mm of rain on parts of the big island of Kyushu and caused gusts of up to 234 km / h.

In recent hours, the JMA issued a "special warning" for Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures in southern Kyushu, where at least 20,000 people were preparing to spend the night in shelters.

An “unprecedented” danger

State broadcaster NHK said more than seven million people had been urged to go to shelters or take shelter in sturdy buildings.

"Please stay away from dangerous places and evacuate if you feel any danger," Prime Minister Fumio Kishida tweeted after calling a cabinet meeting.

“It will be dangerous to evacuate at night.

Get to safety while it is still daylight,” he added.

However, authorities have sometimes struggled to convince residents to go to shelters ahead of extreme weather conditions, as evacuation notices are not mandatory in Japan.

According to the JMA, the region could face "unprecedented" danger from high winds, raging waves and torrential rains.

200,000 homes without electricity

“The areas affected by the storm are receiving rains of an intensity never seen before.

Especially in areas under landslide alert, it is extremely likely that certain types of landslides are already occurring,” said Hiro Kato, director of the Weather Monitoring and Warning Center.

On Sunday, nearly 200,000 homes were already without power in the affected departments, while regional rail services, flights and ferry crossings were canceled, according to public companies and local transport companies.

The typhoon, which weakened slightly as it approached Kyushu, is expected to head northeast and sweep through Japan's main island of Honshu through Wednesday morning.

Source: leparis

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