The hurricane knocked out power to regarding 300,000 families (Getty)
embarked Japan More than 9 million people were evacuated today, Monday, following a strike tornado “Nanmadolsouthwest of the country, local media reported.
The Japanese public broadcaster, NHK, reported that the authorities had issued orders to evacuate millions of people from the areas affected by the typhoon, and announced that regarding 43 people had been injured in the south of the country.
The authority indicated that the cyclone caused power cuts to regarding 300,000 families in the affected areas.
The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a level five warning – the highest level – for the typhoon that hit the southern regions of Kyushu, Chugoku and Shikoku, according to the agency.
The agency said the southern prefectures, including Kagoshima, Miyazaki, Oita, Yamaguchi and Kumamoto, were the “most affected” by the typhoon, which disrupted air traffic on Sunday.
Japan Railways Group also said that express train services are expected to be affected on Sunday and Monday, according to the authority.
(Anatolia)
