[자막뉴스] Typhoon Nanmadol hits Japan... No casualties in 726mm heavy rain

A large tree is swayed precariously by strong winds, as if it were about to break.

Typhoon Nanmadol, the 14th typhoon with strong winds and torrential rain, made landfall in Japan.

The daily precipitation exceeded 500 mm at eight observation points in the Kyushu region of southwestern Japan, and the 24-hour precipitation at seven places set a new record for the highest in observation history.

In Miyazaki Prefecture, where it rained the most, the 24-hour precipitation recorded 725.5 mm.

It rained for a month and a half, and it fell in just one day.

Thirty-three rivers exceeded the flood risk level, and seven of them were identified as having a high risk of levees collapsing or flooding.

The impact of strong winds was also significant.

In Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, the maximum instantaneous wind speed exceeding 50 m/s was observed.

At the construction site, a crane was knocked down by strong winds and the outer wall of the four-story building collapsed.

Rail traffic, including the Shinkansen, was paralyzed, mainly in Kyushu, and a large number of flights were also canceled.

“Originally, I planned to go back to Nagoya (from Kumamoto) by plane, but all the flights were canceled, so I had to take the Shinkansen train back.”

In the process of preparing for a typhoon, the captain of a leisure-type small ship is found dead, and casualties are also increasing.

An evacuation advisory was issued to about 9.55 million people due to the issuance of a typhoon warning, and 300,000 households suffered power outages.

The Japanese government has raised its vigilance posture by upgrading the Prime Minister’s Office Liaison Office to the Government Office Countermeasures Office.

“It seems that the highest level of alertness is required to prepare for not only strong winds, high waves and tidal waves, but also landslides, flooding, and river flooding.”

The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued a heavy rain special warning and urged people not to delay their alert posture saying that heavy rain that has never been experienced is falling.

(Reporter: Bang Joo-hee)

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