Japan: two million inhabitants under the threat of a typhoon of unprecedented violence – TF1 INFO

The storm is expected to approach or make landfall in southern Kagoshima prefecture on Sunday, then move north the next day before heading for the main island of Japan. “The risk of storms is unprecedented, with high waves and record rainfall,” Ryuta Kurora, head of the Japan Meteorological Agency’s forecast unit, told reporters. “The utmost caution is required,” he said, urging residents to evacuate as quickly as possible. And to add: “it is a very dangerous typhoon” and “the wind will be so violent that some houses could collapse”. The specialist also warned of floods and landslides. He also indicated that the meteorological agency could issue a maximum alert, a little later on Saturday, for the Kagoshima region. It would be the first typhoon-related special alert issued outside the Okinawa area since the system was established in 2013.