Southern Japan braces for impact as Typhoon Haishen barrels toward mainland
Haishen, which could become 2020's first super typhoon, is forecast to have sustained winds of up to 216km per hour
06 September 2020 - 11:42
Tokyo — Typhoon Haishen drew closer to Japan’s southern mainland on Sunday, cutting power and prompting authorities to recommend evacuation and warn of potentially record rainfall, unprecedented wind, high tides and large ocean swells.
Authorities urged early evacuation for more than 100,000 households in the southern island prefecture of Okinawa and in Kagoshima, Kumamoto and Nagasaki on Kyushu, Japan's main southern island, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency (FDMA)...
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