Typhoon Shanshan makes landfall in Japan, killing 3 and snarling air traffic

29/8/2024 12:15

        At least three people were killed in southwestern Japan on Thursday as Typhoon Shanshan made landfall in Kagoshima prefecture, bringing heavy rain and very strong winds as well as snarling air traffic and knocking out power to over a quarter million households.
        
        Major automakers including Toyota and Nissan suspended operations in some or all of their domestic factories due to the storm.
        
        The weather agency said, the typhoon, with gusts of up to 55 metres per second (198 km per hour/123 mph), made landfall near Satsumasendai city located in the country's southwestern island of Kyushu on Thursday morning.
        
        Authorities warned the storm could be one of the strongest ever to hit the region, and local governments have issued evacuation orders for millions of residents in several prefectures.
        
        Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said, three people were dead, one was missing, two were severely injured, and five suffered minor injuries because of the typhoon.