A strong typhoon slammed into western Japan on Thursday, with forecasters warning of heavy rains and landslides, including in areas hit by deadly flooding last month. Typhoon Cimaron made landfall in Tokushima Prefecture around 9 p.m., and cut through the region before reaching the Sea of Japan (East Sea)
A strong typhoon slammed into western Japan on Thursday, with forecasters warning of heavy rains and landslides, including in areas hit by deadly flooding last month.
Typhoon Cimaron made landfall in Tokushima Prefecture around 9 p.m., and cut through the region before reaching the Sea of Japan (East Sea) Friday morning, Japan’s Meteorological Agency said.
« Please be on high alert and take every necessary measure, » Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told cabinet members and officials at a meeting on storm preparedness earlier in the day.
He urged local governments to issue evacuation orders and take other necessary measures « without fear. »
Cimaron was packing maximum gusts of 198 kilometers (123 miles) per hour as of 8:00 pm, bringing heavy winds and rain to the western region.
