Following its destructive passage through Kyushu’s main southwest island the day before, Typhoon Nanmadol, one of the biggest storms to hit Japan in years claimed at least two lives and injured almost 70 others, according to local media.
Typhoon Nanmadol was moving toward the city of Fukuoka on Monday morning with a wind speed of 126 km/h after making landfall in Kagoshima Prefecture, according to The Japan Times.
As it moves northeast along the west coast of the main island of Honshu, the meteorological bureau predicted that it will bring as much as 400 millimetres of rain to some areas of the region.
The agency further said that the storm is forecasted to dump heavy rain on large parts of Honshu on Tuesday, leading to risks of floods and landslides.
In several parts of Japan, transportation services are being disrupted due to Typhoon Nanmado. Nearly 800 flights have been cancelled by Japan’s two major airlines, NA Holdings and Japan Airlines.
All Sanyo Shinkansen bullet trains between Hiroshima and Hakata stations were no longer operated by JR West as of Monday.
The rail corporation also said that it will decrease the amount of bullet trains running between Osaka and Hiroshima until Monday afternoon around 2 p.m., after which it would sequentially cease operations between the two major cities.
According to Kyushu Electric Power Transmission & Distribution, some 300,000 residences in Kyushu were without electricity on Monday morning.
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The rare “special storm, storm surge, and wave warning,” which was issued for Kagoshima Prefecture on Saturday evening, has been downgraded to “warnings.”
As reported by Japan Times, a “special heavy rain warning” is still in effect for Miyazaki Prefecture. Due to continuous rainfall, the risk of possible landslides and flooding is high.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has delayed a visit to New York, where he is due to give speech at the UN General Assembly, until Tuesday, to monitor the impact of the storm.
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