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A typhoon is a vast, spinning storm that causes havoc with its wind, rain, and lightning. Typhoons and hurricanes are both categories of tropical cyclones. So be careful if you see one coming.
Several areas of Japan saw torrential rain and ferocious winds due to Typhoon Nanmadol. In recent memory, the most devastating storm to strike Japan is typhoon Nanmadol. Fumio Kishida, the prime minister, has postponed his trip to New York, where he is scheduled to address the UN General Assembly. People have been urged to exercise extreme caution and to be ready for storm surges, vital waves, gales, and heavy rainfall by the Japan Meteorological Agency. (JMA).
Key Takeaways
- The 14th typhoon to hit Japan is named Typhoon Nanmadol.
- Typhoon Nanmadol made an impact close to Kagoshima City and later invaded Honshu and Kyushu in the western Pacific Ocean.
- One person has been confirmed dead due to a river flooding during Typhoon Nanmadol, while 69 others have been injured.
- During the typhoon, almost 3,40,000 homes were without electricity.
- The Kyushu Railway Co suspended operation in Kyushu.
- Eight hundred flights were cancelled by ANA Holdings and Japan Airlines Co Ltd.
Super Typhoon Nanmadol Bears Down on Japan
Typhoon Nanmadol made landfall on Kyushu, Japan’s southernmost main island, on Sunday. A gale and high wave warning was issued by the JMA. As the 14th typhoon of the season, which has weakened as it approaches Kyushu, is dumping record amounts of rain, the JMA issued a warning about the likelihood of rivers overflowing. According to the agency, the southern Kyushu region might get 400 mm of rain and wind gusts up to 235 km/h on Sunday, while the central Tokai region could receive 300 mm of rain over the next 24 hours.
The storm reportedly affected southern Kyushu, destroying a bus station in Tokyo Province and smashing the screen of a pachinko parlour in Kagoshima Prefecture, according to public broadcaster NHK. Railroad and airline operations have been halted, and roughly 950 Seven-Eleven Japan sites have been temporarily shut down. The manufacturing at three plants will stop on Monday, according to a statement from Toyota Motor Corp. The storm is anticipated to veer east and pass over Honshu, the island in Japan, on Wednesday. Tokyo received a lot of rain, and flooding forced the closure of the Tozai rail line.
The Most Damaging Tropical Heavy Typhoon
The Japan Meteorological Agency advised people to evacuate some regions of Kyushu island in anticipation of a powerful and devastating typhoon expected to hit on Sunday and drop up to half a metre of rain. Nanmadol, which the US Navy’s Joint Typhoon Centre has classified as a super typhoon, has the potential to be the deadliest tropical storm to strike Japan in decades. The weather bureau of Japan has stated that it may issue a special warning as early as evening for the Kagoshima Region and other areas of Kyushu, the nation’s southernmost main island, due to the potential for powerful waves and torrential rains in the area.
The 14th typhoon of the season, Nanmadol, was crossing Beach land Island in southern Japan on Saturday afternoon as it proceeded northwest at a speed of 20 kph. The storm’s centre is moving at 198 km/h with gusts up to 270 kph, according to the JMA. The storm is almost as violent as an Atlantic Ocean class 5 hurricane. It will move east and pass near Tokyo on Tuesday before fading into the sea by Wednesday. As the storm approached, state television showed that the Japanese island of Okinawa was pounded by strong wind gusts and torrential rain.
Japan Is Pounded By Typhoon Nanmadol, Which Has Record Rain
Typhoon Nanmadol pounded western Japan on Monday with strong winds and historic rains. One of the strongest storms to hit the country in recent memory resulted in at least two fatalities, significantly disrupted transportation, and forced the closure of industries. The prime minister, Fumio Kishida, rescheduled his trip to New York, where he would address the United Nations General Assembly. In response to the typhoon, Kishida told reporters on Monday night: “I delayed my leave from today to assess the storm’s damage and to take all necessary efforts for recovery.” “As soon as the circumstances permit, I’ll leave early tomorrow.
In Kyushu’s Miyazaki region, a river overflowed, drowning adjacent fields and roads, according to NHK footage. Another video showed a gas station with its tin roof ripped off, a riverfront home partially hanging over a torrent, and a collapsed billboard falling over a road from the rooftop of a building. At a press briefing, a spokesman of the Japanese Meteorological Agency (JMA) warned that “torrential rains, gale-force gusts, high waves, and severe storms need to be closely monitored.” NHK reports that two men lost their lives after becoming stuck in landslides, one found dead inside a flooded car in the middle of a field.
