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Thousands evacuated as typhoon makes landfall in Japan

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At least 20,000 people have spent the night in evacuation shelters after a violent typhoon made landfall in Japan.

Typhoon Nanmadol was packing gusts of 240 kilometres an hour when it arrived at Kagoshima in south-western Kyushu.

The nation’s meteorological agency (JMA) issued a rare “special warning” that sent thousands in the Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures into shelters overnight.

Meanwhile, more than seven million people were told to take refuge in sturdy buildings to ride out the storm.

“Please evacuate without hesitation if you feel even the slightest danger,” Prime Minister Fumio Kishida posted to Twitter yesterday afternoon.

“It will be dangerous to evacuate at night. Please move to a safe place while it’s still light.”

By Sunday evening, nearly 200,000 homes across the region were reportedly without power.

 

Image: Kantei_Saigai / Twitter 

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