Japan warned this Wednesday that An “extremely strong” typhoon near Kyushu island will cause unusually violent stormsTwo people are missing after a landslide.
This is about the Typhoon Shanshan that will reach the island where they live 12.5 million inhabitantswith gusts of up to 252 km/hand which led to the automotive giant Toyota to suspend production at 14 factories that has in the Asian country.
“It is expected that the Typhoon Shanshan approach southern Kyushu with extremely strong force through Thursday and could touch land“government spokesman Yoshimasa Hayashi told reporters.
Hayashi added that the phenomenon will unleash “violent winds, strong waves and a storm at levels never seen by many people”.
500 millimeters of rain in a 24-hour period
Shanshan has already brought heavy rains to much of Japan, causing other environmental disasters.. On Tuesday night, A landslide destroyed a family’s house of five members in Gamagori, a city on the Pacific coast in the center of the country. Three people were rescued, but two men aged 70 and 30 are still missingan official from the Gamagori mayor’s office told AFP.
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) forecasts that Southern Kyushu receives 500 millimeters of rain in a 24-hour period until Thursday morning and Then another 600 millimetres until Friday morning.
Local governments issued Evacuation notices for 810,000 people in central Shizuoka Prefecture on the main island of Honshu due to rain, and for Another 56,000 in Kagoshima (Kyushu)the fire and disaster management agency said.
Suspended services
In addition to the suspension of Toyota production, the arrival of the typhoon also caused Japan Airlines to cancel 112 domestic and six international flights on Wednesday. ANA airline suspended 112 local flights scheduled for Wednesday and Friday. Trains between Tokyo and Fukuoka, Kyushu’s most populous city, could be cancelled depending on weather conditions during the week, operators warned.
In mid-August, Typhoon Ampil caused the cancellation of many trains and more than 650 domestic and international flights.causing no serious injuries or significant damage as it moved along the Pacific coast off the Tokyo area.
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Typhoons in the region are forming closer to shore than before, intensifying faster and staying on land longer due to climate change.according to a study published last month.
Source: Ambito
