Super Typhoon Haishen: Millions told to evacuate as storm hits Japan
(Worthy News) – More than 7 million people were advised to evacuate on Sunday as Typhoon Haishen battered Japan’s southern mainland.
Late Sunday night, the southern island of Kyushu was bracing for the full force of the powerful typhoon.
“This typhoon is headed toward and may potentially make landfall in Kyushu, bringing record rains, winds, waves and high tides,” Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said at a meeting with cabinet ministers. “I am asking that people exercise the utmost caution.” [ Source: Deutche Welle (Read More…) ]
Super Typhoon Haishen likely to be record-breaking storm for Japan
With sustained winds up of up to 180 kilometers (112 miles) per hour, Haishen remains on course to make landfall in Okinawa by Sunday and reach the main southern island of Kyushu shortly afterward, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
The impact of the Category 4 typhoon will be felt in southern Japan long before its 36-mile-wide center reaches the coastline. [ Source: Fox News (Read More…) ]