Japan hit by heavy rain, power outage as Typhoon Shanshan makes landfall
Members of Japan Self-Defense Force head for a landslide site amid pouring rain in Gamagori City, Aichi Prefecture.
Photo: AFP / Koji Ito
Southwestern Japan was hit on Thursday by heavy rain and very strong winds as Typhoon Shanshan made landfall in Kagoshima prefecture, knocking out power supply for over a quarter million households and injuring dozens of people.
The typhoon, categorised as 'strong' with gusts of up to 60 metres per second (216km per hour) made landfall near Satsumasendai city located in the country's southwestern island of Kyushu on Thursday morning, the weather agency said.
Authorities warned the storm could be one of the strongest ever to hit the region, and local governments have issued evacuation orders for millions of residents in several prefectures.
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