Japan is urging hundreds of thousands of residents to evacuate ahead of the landfall of a typhoon that could be one of the most destructive and expensive storms to hit the country in years.
After making landfall, the typhoon is forecast to move northeast through central Japan towards Tokyo.Japan's meteorological agency said Saturday that the typhoon had the potential to be more devastating than both Typhoon Jebi in 2018, which left 14 people dead, andThought bubble
from Axios' Andrew Freedman: "Typhoon Nanmadol is on course to slam highly populated regions in Japan, from Nagasaki to Osaka. While high winds and storm surge flooding are likely to be damaging, heavy rains and related flooding and mudslides may be the storm's greatest threat." "Historically, typhoons that approach Japan from the southwest have tended to be extraordinarily destructive, ranking among the top 10 list of most expensive typhoons on record. It is quite possible, even likely, that Nanmadol will join this list, even though it has begun to weaken slightly as it moves toward Japan."
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