2023-08-02 01:39:29
▲ Okinawa Naha Airport, empty due to typhoon Photo: Yonhap News
Damages such as large-scale power outages are continuing in the area of Okinawa Island, Japan, which was affected by Typhoon No. 6 ‘Kanun’.
According to Japanese public broadcaster NHK, etc., power was cut for 212,870 households, regarding 34% of all households in Okinawa, around 8 am on the 2nd.
A man in his 90s was killed when a garage collapsed in a house in a village in Ogimi Village, Okinawa, around 10:00 pm on the 1st.
Okinawa police believe the garage collapsed due to strong winds.
In addition, it is reported that a number of people were injured by the typhoon.
Currently, all flights at the airport in Okinawa Prefecture have been canceled and entry to the airport is prohibited.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, Typhoon Kanun is currently passing through southern Okinawa.
As of 3 am, Kanun is moving at a speed of 11 km per hour in a northwest direction from the sea around 130 km south-southwest of Okinawa.
Kanun’s maximum wind speed is 180 km/h, and the intensity is ‘very strong’.
Kanun’s intensity is expected to remain ‘very strong’ through the 4th.
The Korea Meteorological Administration predicts that Kanun will move in the direction of western China until the 4th and turn northeast from around the 5th.
Kanun’s future course and domestic impact are expected to be decided between the 3rd and 5th.
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