at least eight million people 3.7 million households received evacuation orders in the south and west Japan due to the arrival Typhoon ‘Nanmadol’An “unprecedented” storm, according to Japanese officials.
evacuation orders, especially Kiushu, Shikoku and Chugoku regions, NHK state television reported that 33 people injured in storm-related incidents were counted.
Local authorities issued a statement Level 5 alert, the highest level on the Japanese disaster alert scale, both in Kiushu and in the prefectures of Kagoshima and Miyazaki. More than 110,000 people from 55,000 households were warned in these last two regions.
The Japan Meteorological Agency has a Special warning for an “unprecedented” typhoon due to imminent flood hazardriver floods and landslides.
The storm washed ashore near the city of Kagoshima on the island of Kiushu at around 7:00 PM (12:00 PM Spanish peninsula time) on Sunday. It will then continue on to Chugoku in western Japan at around 20 kilometers per hour.
The typhoon can bring “unprecedented storm surges, high waves and storm surges”As detailed in a statement by the Japan Meteorological Agency.
“Be very careful with storm surges, high waves and storm surges. Also, the south and north of Kiushu (island) can experience record-breaking downpours, so beware of landslides, plains flooding, river flooding, and flooding. ‘ warned Japanese officials.
Specifically andOn the island of Kiushu, precipitation of between 400 and 600 millimeters is expected in just 24 hours. Rainfall of 300 and 250 millimeters, respectively, is expected in Tokai and Kinki Prefectures, both located in central Japan.
However, although the typhoon, the 14th of this season in the region, weakened at 3am local time on Sunday, there is still the possibility of a 250km/h storm, according to the Kyodo agency. Winds of up to 156 kilometers per hour were recorded on Yakushima island.
Many flights canceled in the southern part of Japan, such as the bullet train service between Hiroshima City and Hakata stations. Likewise, the frequency of train services between Hiroshima and Osaka, which is located in the center of the country, has been reduced.
Also added was the tsunami warning issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency for the southern part of Okinawa island due to the earthquake registered in Taiwan.
Specifically, the Agency warned of an increase in waves in the Miyako and Yaeyama areas of Okinawa prefecture, but the warning was finally lifted after confirming no flooding.
Source: Informacion
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