Newsletter Newsletters Events Events Podcasts Videos Africanews
Loader
Advertisement

Typhoon batters Southern Japan

Typhoon batters Southern Japan
Copyright 
By Louise Miner with Reuters
Published on
Share this article Comments
Share this article Close Button
Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Copy to clipboard Copied

Around 1.000 flights have been cancelled at Tokyo after a powerful typhoon hit Southern Japan. Strong winds and torrential rain stopped transport completely

ADVERTISEMENT

Around 1.000 flights have been cancelled at Tokyo after a powerful typhoon hit Southern Japan.

Strong winds and torrential rain stopped transport completely.

At least a hundred people were injured, with many affected by shattered windows.

Gusts were around 216 kilometers per hour with warnings of potential flooding and landslides.

Around 750,000 homes have lost power according to the local utilities.

Typhoon Trami lost some strength after making landfall near Tanabe City, 450 km (280 miles) southwest of Tokyo, earlier in the evening.

It prompted the Japan Meteorological Agency to downgrade it to a "strong" typhoon from an "extremely strong" one.

Go to accessibility shortcuts
Share this article Comments

Read more

Typhoon Trami cripples Okinawa, threatens Japan's main islands

Japan PM Ishiba expresses 'remorse' on World War II surrender anniversary

‘Oppenheimer’ noh play staged for Hiroshima bombing anniversary