200,000 households in Okinawa, Japan, power outage due to Typhoon ‘Kanun’… 1 person killed, 35 injured

 As of 4:00 pm on the 2nd, in Okinawa Prefecture토토사이트, Japan, which was affected by Typhoon No. Public broadcaster NHK reported.

According to reports, 9,510 households in Kagoshima Prefecture are experiencing power outages.

In the village of Ogimi in the northern part of Okinawa Island, a man in his 90s died after being crushed by a collapsed garage around 10:00 pm the previous day. A total of 35 people were injured in Okinawa Prefecture.

On this day, all flights scheduled to take off and land at Naha, Miyako, and Shin-Ishigaki airports in Okinawa Prefecture were canceled, and entry to the airport was prohibited.

There have also been cases where ships have been suspended due to high waves.

As a result, shipping of Okinawan mangoes, which are in season, has been suspended.

Communication failures have occurred in some areas of Okinawa Prefecture, making it difficult to use mobile phones.

Kanun, a large typhoon, is passing through the sea west of Kume Island in Okinawa Prefecture at a speed of 15 km/h. The central air pressure is 935 hPa (hectopascal), and the maximum wind speed near the center is 45 m/s.

Winds of up to 65 meters per second are predicted to blow in the Okinawa area on this day. Waves with a maximum height of 12 meters are also predicted.

The expected precipitation by daytime on the 3rd is up to 200 mm in the Okinawa region and up to 120 mm in the Amami Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture.

The Korea Meteorological Administration predicted that Kanun would reach the sea 450 km west of Okinawa at 9:00 pm on the 3rd, then turn sharply and move south of Kyushu.

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