Japan prepares for ‘major disaster’ as Typhoon Shanshan nears

Japan prepares for ‘major disaster’ as Typhoon Shanshan nears

Meteorological agency says over a metre of rain could fall in 48 hours as tens of thousands are advised to evacuate in southern island of Kyushu

Japan is preparing for its strongest typhoon of the year, with authorities reporting landslide deaths, advising tens of thousands of people to evacuate and issuing the highest warning level for wind and storm surges on the main southern island of Kyushu.

“Typhoon Shanshan is expected to approach southern Kyushu with extremely strong force through Thursday and it may make landfall,” chief cabinet secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi told reporters. “It is expected that violent winds, high waves and storm surges at levels that many people have never experienced before may occur.”

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