{"id":2996572,"date":"2024-08-28T22:12:12","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T20:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nhub.news\/?p=2996572"},"modified":"2024-08-29T12:31:25","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T10:31:25","slug":"powerful-typhoon-shanshan-slams-into-southern-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nhub.news\/ru\/2024\/08\/powerful-typhoon-shanshan-slams-into-southern-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Powerful Typhoon Shanshan slams into southern Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nTyphoon Shanshan slammed into Japan\u2019s main southern island of Kyushu early Thursday, with authorities advising thousands of people to evacuate and issuing the highest warning level for wind and storm surges.
The weather office said that Japan\u2019s most powerful typhoon this year made landfall at around 8:00 am (2300 GMT Wednesday) packing gusts of up to 252 kilometers (157 miles) per hour.
Kyushu\u2019s utility operator said that 254,610 houses were already without power.
\u201cSpecial warnings of violent storms, high waves and high tides are being issued to the Kagoshima region (of Kyuhsu),\u201d the Japan Meteorological Office said.
\u201cPlease exercise maximum vigilance against violent storms, high waves and high tides in Kagoshima, as well as landslides, flooding in low-lying areas and overflowing rivers in southern Kyushu,\u201d it said.
\u201cPlease also be advised that the risk of a disaster due to heavy rain can rapidly escalate in western Japan as Friday approaches.\u201d
Heavy rain brought by Shanshan has been lashing large parts of Japan since Tuesday.<\/p>\n