According to Japanese media reports, Typhoon No. 21 made landfall in Japan in the southern part of Tokushima Prefecture around noon on September 4, local time, and made landfall again near Kobe City around 2 p.m. According to the Japan Fire Agency, evacuation advisories have been issued to more than 1 million people across the country.
Typhoon No. 21, which landed in Japan with great momentum, became the strongest typhoon to land in Japan since Typhoon No. 13 in 1993. Under the influence of Typhoon No. 21 that continues to advance northward, storms and heavy rains have broken out in many places in Japan. Shizuoka Prefecture The rainfall in Mount Fuji City reached more than 120mm in one hour. In addition, with the Kinki and Shikoku regions in Japan as the center, seawater tide levels are also extremely high. The highest seawater tide levels since 1961 have even been detected in Kobe and Osaka, with tide levels as high as about 2 to 2.5 meters.
According to NHK radio station, the runway of Kansai International Airport is already flooded. Affected by the typhoon, more than 700 flights in Japan have been grounded, and the Shinkansen has also reduced its departure times. The tourist attraction "Universal Studios Japan " in Osaka City has also been closed all day.
The Japanese government stated that the typhoon has caused power outages to a total of about 1.456 million households in Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara, Shiga, Wakayama, Fukui, and Mie Prefecture. Influence. It is reported that after the typhoon passes through the Sea of Japan, it will turn into an extratropical cyclone and continue northward, with wind speeds reaching about 70km. The extratropical cyclone is expected to approach northern Japan tonight. It may cause sudden storms exceeding 40 meters per second in coastal areas. The typhoon has killed two people so far, and the number of casualties is expected to rise.
(Editor: WDQ)
