Japan typhoon

More than 7 million people urged to take refuge as Typhoon Nanmadol hits south-west of country with 150mph winds.

Japan is now in typhoon season and faces 20 such storms a year, routinely seeing heavy rains that cause landslides or flash floods. A year earlier, Typhoon Jebi shut down Kansai airport in Osaka, killing 14 people. Visibility is almost zero.” By Sunday evening, utility companies said nearly 200,000 homes across the region were without power. Rain is falling hard, too,” he told AFP. They sought to drive home their concerns about the weather system throughout the weekend.

The Japan Meteorological Agency said Typhoon Nanmadol was near the southern island of Yakushima, packing maximum surface winds of 162 kilometers (101 miles) per ...

Railway operators said bullet trains on the Kyushu island have been suspended. Elsewhere in the prefecture, an elderly woman suffered a minor injury as she fell, NHK said. The agency predicted as much as 50 centimeters (20 inches) of rainfall by midday Monday, warning of flooding and landslides.

Typhoon Nanmadol has the potential to be the most destructive storm to strike Japan in decades.

- It designates tropical storms with sustained winds of 240 kilometres per hour (150mph) or greater as super-typhoons. - Nanmadol was classified as a super-typhoon by the US Navy’s Joint Typhoon Warning Centre (JTWC), meaning it has the potential to be the most destructive tropical storm to strike Japan in decades. Typhoon Nanmadol has the potential to be the most destructive storm to strike Japan in decades.

Damaged power lines have left many homes without electricity, hundreds of shops have closed, flights have been cancelled and public transport suspended in ...

Hundreds of shops have closed in the face of the extreme weather. Hundreds of domestic flights in and out of the region have been cancelled and more are planned to be grounded in western Japan until Tuesday. Damaged power lines have left many homes without electricity, hundreds of shops have closed, flights have been cancelled and public transport suspended in the face of the extreme weather.

A massive typhoon roared across Japan's southwestern region of Kyushu on Sunday, forcing tens of thousands of residents to flee.

It was the first time the agency has issued a special typhoon warning for an area outside from Okinawa Prefecture. "Ensure your own safety without waiting for the announcement of a special warning." The agency said it was "raining like never before" in neighboring Miyazaki, where some areas saw more than 15 inches of rain in the 24 hours through Sunday afternoon.

A powerful typhoon slammed ashore in southern Japan on Sunday, causing blackouts, paralyzing transportation and prompting the evacuation of thousands of ...

Public transportation including trains and buses in many areas on the Kyushu island was suspended throughout Sunday. It also alerted residents in the affected areas of "unprecedented" levels of powerful winds and waves, urging them to evacuate early. Footage on NHK television showed a pachinko pinball parlor with part of its glass wall shattered by the gust in Kanoya city in Kagoshima.

A powerful typhoon slammed ashore in southern Japan on Sunday as it pounded the region with strong winds and heavy rain, causing blackouts and halting ...

Public transportation including trains and buses in many areas on the Kyushu island were suspended throughout Sunday. Footage on NHK television showed a pachinko pinball parlor with part of its glass wall shattered by the gust in Kanoya city in Kagoshima. It also alerted residents in the affected areas of "unprecedented" levels of powerful winds and waves, urging them to evacuate early.

The storm made landfall near city of Kagoshima, cutting electricity for thousands and damaging buildings.

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News updates and practical info on the powerful typhoon, known as Typhoon No. 14 in Japan, and elsewhere as Nanmadol, as makes it way up the archipelago.

A powerful typhoon approaching southern Japan is pounding the region with strong winds and heavy rain causing blackouts and the evacuation of thousands of ...

Please click below to help InDaily continue to uncover the facts. Your contribution goes directly to helping our journalists uncover the facts. Electricity was out across the island of 3.3 million people, LUMA Energy, operator of the island’s grid and the Puerto Rico power authority said in a statement. Hundreds of domestic flights in and out of the region have been cancelled 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. said more than 93,000 homes across the Kyushu island were without electricity because of damage to power lines and facilities. The Meteorological Agency on Sunday said Typhoon Nanmadol was near the southern island of Yakushima, packing maximum surface winds of 160km/h as it slowly headed north to the country’s main southern island of Kyushu where it could make landfall later in the day.