Japan Warns 2 Typhoons Could Hit as 2 Million Face Evacuation Orders
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Updated · Kyodo News Plus · Jun 26
Japan Warns 2 Typhoons Could Hit as 2 Million Face Evacuation Orders
3 articles · Updated · Kyodo News Plus · Jun 26
Summary
More than 2 million people in 13 prefectures were under evacuation orders by 7 a.m. Friday as heavy rain and two approaching typhoons raised risks of flooding and landslides.
Typhoon Higos could make landfall on Saturday, while Typhoon Mekkhala neared the Amami region and could move toward Kanto the same day, prompting the weather agency to warn of worsening conditions in western and eastern Japan.
Rainfall has already reached 600 mm in Goto, Nagasaki, with more than 500 mm in parts of Kumamoto and Saga; Seika in Kyoto issued a top-level 5 emergency safety alert after a morning landslide.
JR Central said Tokaido Shinkansen services between Tokyo and Osaka may be canceled or delayed from Saturday morning as rain intensifies, with up to 300 mm forecast for Tokai and 150 mm for Kanto-Koshin by noon Saturday.
The agency expects both systems to weaken into extratropical cyclones after approaching Japan, but warned strong winds could still hit Okinawa and eastern Japan.