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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: 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.