6 dead as typhoon Shanshan continues to rage in Japan

Footage on state broadcaster NHK showed houses with roofs partially blown off while cars plowed through flooded roads in the southwest of the country. The storm had made landfall in Kyushu on Thursday, bringing record rainfall.

Typhoon Shanshan causes heavy rain and flooding in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, Japan on August 29, 2024. Photo: Kyodo

The Japan Disaster and Forest Fire Management Agency reported one person missing and more than 100 injured. According to Kyushu Electric, more than 35,000 homes were without power in Kagoshima Prefecture, in southern Kyushu.

Shanshan, with its eye in the Pacific Ocean about 480 km from Tokyo, brought heavy rain as far north as Hokkaido prefecture. Although downgraded to a tropical storm on Friday, the typhoon still had gusts of wind reaching up to 90 km/h.

Authorities have issued flood and landslide warnings across the country since the storm made landfall, halting air and rail services and closing factories. NHK reported that the storm is expected to weaken into a tropical depression by the end of the week but is anticipated to continue bringing heavy rain.

Hoang Anh (according to Kyodo, NHK, Reuters)

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