Authorities warn storm could be one of strongest to ever hit country’s southwest region
with strong winds and torrential rain on Thursday, knocking out power, snarling air traffic and forcing major factories to close.
Funeral parlour employee Tomoki Maeda was in a hearse when the typhoon struck in Miyazaki city in southern Kyushu, shattering windows and tearing down power lines and the walls of some buildings.Beirut life goes on despite fears Middle East is on the brink“I’ve never experienced such a strong wind or tornado in my 31 years of life,” Mr Maeda told Reuters.
After hovering over Kyushu for the next few days, the storm was expected to approach the central and eastern regions, including the capital Tokyo, around the weekend, the weather agency said. More than 5.2 million people have been issued evacuation notices across the country, authorities said, mainly in Kyushu but also in some areas of central Japan, which have been hit by heavy rain that triggered a landslide on Wednesday.
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