TOKYO – Typhoon Jangmi made landfall in the southern part of Wakayama Prefecture in western Japan on Wednesday morning after dumping rain along the Pacific Ocean side of the country’s southwest and west, the weather agency said.
The agency said earlier that a so-called linear rainband had formed in the southern part of the prefecture, indicating extremely heavy rainfall in the area.
Shortly before making landfall at around 4:30 a.m., the season’s sixth typhoon was near the coastal city of Tanabe and moving east-northeast at a speed of 40 kilometers per hour, packing winds of up to 126 kph.
The Japan Meteorological Agency expects the typhoon to move eastward on the country’s Pacific side, and has warned the public about heavy rains and the risk of rain-related disasters.
As the typhoon brushed past the islands of Kyushu and Shikoku earlier, the agency issued level 4 flood danger warnings, the second highest, for rivers in Miyazaki and Tokushima prefectures, urging all residents in dangerous areas to evacuate.
(Japan Meteorological Agency)
AloJapan.com