A strong tropical storm lashed central and western Japan with heavy rain and high winds Tuesday, causing flooding and power blackouts and paralyzing air and ground transportation while many people were travelling for a Buddhist holiday week.
The storm weakened from Typhoon Lan early in the morning and made landfall near Cape Shionomisaki in the central prefecture of Wakayama, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. It had sustained winds of up to 108 km/h as it headed northwest to cut across the region before veering east toward Hokkaido over waters between Japan and the Korean Peninsula, the JMA said.
Local municipalities advised more than 180,000 residents in the region to take shelter at safer buildings such as community centers.Up to 35 centimetres of rainfall was forecast in the Tokai region in central Japan through Wednesday morning. The JMA urged residents in the area to avoid unessential outings and warned of potential mudslides, flooding and thunderstorms.
The storm, hitting Japan in the middle of the Bon Buddhist holiday week, affected many Japanese who were travelling to visit their families and relatives, as transportation and event operators in the storm's predicted path have decided to suspend services through Tuesday.
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