Authorities warn of 'life-threatening' flooding from Japan's most powerful typhoon this year and one of the strongest at landfall in recent decades.
Authorities warn of "life-threatening" flooding from Japan's most powerful typhoon this year and one of the strongest at landfall in recent decades.The Japan Meteorological Office warned that "the risk of a disaster due to heavy rain can rapidly escalate in western Japan as Friday approaches." / Photo: Reuters
The typhoon, Japan's most powerful this year and one of the strongest at landfall in recent decades, hit Japan's main southern island of Kyushu early on Thursday, packing gusts late morning up to 198 kilometres per hour. Rains driven by the approaching typhoon led to a landslide that killed three people earlier in the week.
The deceased included a couple in their 70s as well as a son in his 30s, while two adult daughters in their 40s survived with injuries, Kyodo News reported.
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