Thousands evacuated as typhoon makes landfall in Japan

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.
気象情報や避難情報などに十分注意し、河川や水路、土砂災害の危険がある箇所など、危険な場所には近づかず、少しでも危険を感じたら躊躇せずに避難してください。夜間の避難は大変危険です。明るいうちに、安全な場所に避難してください。@kishida230
— 首相官邸(災害・危機管理情報) (@Kantei_Saigai) September 18, 2022
“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.
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