According to the latest data, the elements killed one person.
In Japan, typhoon “Nanmadol” collapsed to the west of the country with heavy rain and strong winds. Authorities warn of floods and landslides.
This is reported by Reuters.
The Japan Meteorological Agency said up to 400 millimeters of rain is expected over the next 24 hours in the Tokai region in central Japan, the country's industrial heartland.
The railway operator serving Japan's large western island of Kyushu, Kyushu Railway Co, said that stopped working for the whole Monday. Japan Airline Co Ltd and ANA Holdings canceled about 800 flights per day.
About 340,000 households, most of them in Kyushu, were without power and as of early morning Monday, September 19.
NEW: Spooky Typhoon Nanmadol makes landfall in Japan: weather agency https://t.co/hToQwG29f5
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Wind gusts reach 234 kilometers per hour in the typhoon zone. According to the Japan Meteorological Service, about 500 mm will fall or have already fallen in some places in less than a day precipitation. In London, for example, 600-700 mm falls on average per year.
The typhoon is moving north through Kyushu towards central Japan, and, according to scientists, will soon reach the Tokyo region, preserving at the same time, a significant part of its power.
“Nanmadol” is already the 14th typhoon in the Pacific Ocean this season, and the most powerful one to reach Japan. A spokesman for the Japan Meteorological Service said it could be more devastating than Typhoon Jebi, which killed 14 people in Japan in 2018 and another seven in Taiwan.
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