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A powerful typhoon buffeted Japan's eastern coast on Saturday evening, prompting local authorities to issue early evacuation orders, with western areas recently devastated by floods and landslides in the storm's crosshairs.
Typhoon Jongdari, packing winds of up to 180 kilometres (110 miles) an hour, is forecast to make landfall on the country's main island on Saturday night or early Sunday, according to Japan's Meteorological Agency.
[...] Typhoon Jongdari is expected to barrel towards the western Chugoku region Sunday, where record rainfall earlier this month unleashed flooding and landslides, killing around 220 people and leaving more than 4,000 survivors still living in temporary shelters.
The weather agency warned of heavy rain, landslides, strong winds and high waves, and urged people to consider early evacuation.
"We want people especially in the downpour-hit regions to pay close attention to evacuation advisories," meteorological agency official Minako Sakurai told reporters.
[...] More than 410 domestic flights have been cancelled so far because of Typhoon Jongdari, while ferry services connecting Tokyo with nearby islands were also cancelled due to high waves, news reports said.
https://phys.org/news/2018-07-disaster-hit-japan-braces-powerful-typhoon.html
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(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Sunday July 29 2018, @03:40AM (6 children)
Because - in all of Japan's history, typhoons, mudslides, torrential rain, earthquakes, and tsunamis have been exceedingly rare. As I observed in another discussion, Japan is one disaster after another. A year doesn't pass without some disaster happening. That was just as true when the country was run by warlords as it is today.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by sjames on Sunday July 29 2018, @03:54AM (3 children)
Given that a cyclonic storm is basically powered by heat and Japan has had record temperatures, this typhoon will have plenty of energy to hit long and hard.
(Score: 1) by Ethanol-fueled on Sunday July 29 2018, @03:57AM (2 children)
Speaking of hitting long and hard, I predict that like Fukushima this will be yet another example of disaster capitalism, and the only way Japan may be rescued from their plight is to introduce refugees from Ghana and Nigeria.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 29 2018, @04:14AM
If that be so - the refugees should have been "introduced" well in advance of the typhoon. Like, their decrepit boats should be arriving right now. Why is the Med the only sea with dead brown babies floating in it? We need to fix that.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 29 2018, @04:26PM
You sound confused and stupid, but mostly stupid. Did you finish high school? Junior high? Kindergarten? Sheeeeeet.
(Score: 4, Funny) by Whoever on Sunday July 29 2018, @04:45AM
Really? Anecdotally my experience of Japan is that disasters happen with remarkable frequency. I have spent a total of 10 days in Japan: March 6, 2011 to March 15, 2011. So, one huge disaster in a period of 10 days. Assuming this was a typical 10 days, there is a high disaster rate in Japan.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 30 2018, @07:12PM
"...typhoons, mudslides, torrential rain, earthquakes, and tsunamis have been exceedingly rare... Japan is one disaster after another. A year doesn't pass without some disaster happening."
It's like you're having an argument with yourself.