Japan authorities warn of ‘unprecedented’ typhoon

Japan’s meteorological agency has issued a special warning this Sunday for an “unprecedented” typhoon in Kagoshima prefecture, in the southwest of the country, for which it has urged the inhabitants of the region to evacuate to a safe area for the imminent danger of flooding, rising rivers and landslides. The typhoon, which is expected to make landfall on Monday and has been dubbed ‘Nanmadol’, could bring “unprecedented storms, high waves and storm surges”, according to detailed the Japanese meteorological agency in a statement. “Be very careful with storms, high waves and storm surges. In addition, the south and north of (the island of) Kyushu are likely to experience record torrential rain, so watch out for landslides, lowland flooding, river flooding and flooding,” Japanese authorities have warned. Specifically, on the island of Kyushu, rainfall records are expected from 400mm up to 600mm in just 24 hours. Rains of 300mm and 250mm, respectively, are expected in Tokai and Kinki prefectures –both in central Japan. However, although the typhoon, the 14th of this season in the region, had weakened at 03:00 ( local time) on Sunday, there is still the possibility of maximum gusts of around 250 kilometers per hour, as reported by the Kyodo agency, detailing that winds of up to 156 kilometers per hour have already been recorded on the island of Yakushima. have been canceled in the southern part of Japan, as have bullet train services between Hiroshima and Hakata city stations. Likewise, the frequency of trains between Hiroshima and Osaka, a city in the center of the Japanese country, has been reduced.