Nearly 700,000 people were advised to evacuate.
TOKYO, Japan – High winds hit power lines in Japan’s popular tourist destination Okinawa, knocking out electricity to more than 200,000 households on Wednesday morning,August 2, as powerful and slow-moving Typhoon Khanun neared the country’s southwestern islands.
A man was crushed under a collapsed garage and went into cardiac arrest, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency. He was found dead later, according to media reports. Mobile operators SoftBank Corporation and KDDI said phone and internet connections in some areas in Okinawa were disrupted due to the power outage.
The storm is hitting during the peak summer tourist season, which this year has seen the number of visitors return to pre-pandemic levels. Okinawa is frequently hit by typhoons, but usually later in the year.
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