A powerful typhoon approaching southern Japan pounded the region with strong winds and heavy rain Sunday, causing blackouts, paralyzing ground and air transportation and prompting the evacuation of…
A woman makes her way through the strong wind and rain in Miyazaki, southern Japan on Sept. 18, 2022.Some parts of southern Japan were forced to evacuate.Kyushu Electric Power Co. said more than 93,000 homes across Kyushu were without electricity Sunday because of damage to power lines and facilities.
Footage on NHK television showed a pachinko pinball parlor with part of its glass wall shattered by the gust in Kanoya city in Kagoshima. Elsewhere in the prefecture, an elderly woman suffered a minor injury after falling, NHK said. Hundreds of domestic flights have been canceled and more are planned to be grounded in western Japan through Tuesday as the typhoon headed northeast, according to Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways.
Public transportation including trains and buses in Kagoshima and Miyazaki were suspended throughout Sunday. Railway operators said bullet trains on Kyushu island also have been suspended.
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