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Severe Tropical Storm Nanmadol is making its way up western Japan, bringing violent winds to almost all of Kyushu and parts of the nearby Chugoku and Shikoku regions.
The Meteorological Agency says that as of 10 a.m. on Monday, Nanmadol was located near the city of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, in the Chugoku region and moving north northeast at a speed of 15 kilometers per hour.
Typhoon Nanmadol battered the southwestern part of Japan, leaving at least 43 people injured.
Local authorities have issued evacuation orders for millions of people in the Kyushu, Chugoku and Shikoku regions. The typhoon has also left about 300,000 households without power.
More than 9 million people in western Japan have been ordered to evacuate due to Typhoon Nanmadol.
Local government officials provided NHK and other media outlets with details on the orders they had issued as of 8 a.m. on Monday.
The emergency heavy rain warning for Miyazaki Prefecture has been downgraded to a warning. But officials are still urging people to remain alert for flooding and landslide.
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Japanese weather officials continue to urge people in the southern region of Kyushu to be on high alert as powerful typhoon Nanmadol moves north over the region. Authorities have issued an emergency warning for southern prefectures due to an increasing risk of large-scale disasters that are seen only once in a few decades.
The typhoon made landfall in the southern prefecture of Kagoshima on Sunday night. The Meteorological Agency has issued an emergency heavy rain warning in Miyazaki Prefecture. It also issued emergency warnings in Kagoshima Prefecture for violent winds and high waves. People are being advised to move to high ground or stay inside sturdy buildings.
Japanese weather officials continue to urge people in Japan's southern region of Kyushu to be on maximum alert as large and powerful Typhoon Nanmadol is moving north over the region. Authorities have issued an emergency warning in southern prefectures. They say there is an increasing risk of large-scale disasters not seen in decades.
NHK has learned that at least 33 people had been injured as of 1 a.m. on Monday.
Japanese weather officials are urging people in Japan's southern region of Kyushu to be on maximum alert as powerful typhoon Nanmadol is moving north over the region. Authorities have issued an emergency warning in southern prefectures. They say there's an increasing risk of large-scale disasters.
The typhoon made landfall in the southern prefecture of Kagoshima on Sunday night. The Meteorological Agency has issued an emergency heavy rain warning in Miyazaki Prefecture. It also issued emergency warnings for violent winds, high waves and storm surges in Kagoshima Prefecture.
Japanese weather officials say powerful Typhoon Nanmadol made landfall in the southern prefecture of Kagoshima on Sunday night. Authorities have issued an emergency warning in southern prefectures. They say there's an increasing risk of large-scale disasters. They urge people in Japan's southern region of Kyushu to be on maximum alert.
The Meteorological Agency issued emergency warnings for violent winds, high waves and storm surges in Kagoshima Prefecture on Saturday night.
More than 8 million people in southern and western Japan have been ordered to evacuate due to Typhoon Nanmadol.
Local government officials across Japan sent NHK and others information about the orders that they had issued by 7 p.m. on Sunday.
A powerful typhoon Nanmadol is disrupting transportation services across wide areas of the country.
As of 4 p.m. on Sunday, Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways had canceled nearly 530 flights for the day.
Japanese weather officials say powerful Typhoon Nanmadol has made landfall in the southern prefecture of Kagoshima.
An emergency warning for heavy rain is in place in Miyazaki Prefecture, and an emergency warning for violent winds, high waves and storm surges is also in effect in Kagoshima Prefecture.
Japanese weather officials have issued a heavy rain emergency warning for parts of Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, as Typhoon Nanmadol approaches. An emergency warning for violent winds, high waves and storm surges is also in place in Kagoshima Prefecture. Officials warn that the storm could trigger major disasters, and are calling on people to take the utmost caution.
Torrential rain and violent winds are hitting wide areas across the Kyushu region.