Typhoon ‘High Sun’ hits Japan … 1.84 million evacuation orders, 140,000 homes damaged by blackout



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Typhoon ‘High Sun’ hits Japan … 1.84 million evacuation orders, 140,000 homes damaged by blackout

Jang Hye-jin, Busan.com reporter [email protected]


Entry: 2020-09-06 22:35:39Revision: 2020-09-06 23:07:38Posted: 2020-09-06 22:55:13

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On the morning of the 6th, rising waves hit the shoreline of Kagoshima City, Japan, due to the influence of the 10th Typhoon High Line.  Kyodo Yonhap News

On the morning of the 6th, rising waves hit the shoreline of Kagoshima City, Japan, due to the influence of the 10th Typhoon High Line. Kyodo Yonhap News

As Typhoon No. 10 “High Ship” accompanied by heavy rain and wind entered the west coast of Kyushu, Japan, “evacuation orders” were issued to more than 1.8 million residents of the seven Kyushu prefectures.

The High Sun is forecast to be near Busan around 9 a.m. on the 7th, near Kagoshima prefecture, Japan, on the night of the 6th.

According to local public broadcaster NHK on the 6th, at 7:30 p.m. on the day, approximately 880,000 households in Kagoshima, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Miyazaki, Oita, Saga and Fukuoka prefectures, all immediately evacuated from dangerous places for 1 , 84 million people. Instructed to do so. Japan’s Meteorological Agency called for the highest level of vigilance, saying it was very close to Kyushu for the 7 days from that night, and feared record storms, waves and heavy rain that had never been experienced.

The central air pressure of the Highsun is 945 hPa (hectopascals), the maximum wind speed is 45 m per second, and the maximum instantaneous wind speed reaches 60 m per second.

As of 8 p.m., approximately 142,000 homes in Kyushu alone suffered power outages, including 12,6370 homes in Kagoshima prefecture, 12,940 homes in Miyazaki prefecture, and 1,550 homes in Saga prefecture.

The targets of the “evacuation warning” are approximately 2.61 million households and 5.75 million people in 11 prefectures, including Ehime, Tokushima, Yamaguchi and Kochi.

In addition, the number of domestic flight cancellations in Japan increased, with some 557 flights departing from Okinawa airports and southern Kyushu canceled that day.

The Sanyo Shinkansen, which operates in the Kyushu region, has decided to stop operating between Hiroshima Station and Hakata Station from the first flight on the 7th, when the high line is expected to land.

The Korea Meteorological Administration said: “It appears that the whole country will be affected by the typhoon on the 7th. The Meteorological Office will rain 100 to 300mm in Busan on the 7th.” “Very strong wind with a lot of rain in Yeongdong and Gyeongsang-do, Gangwon province,” There will be a storm and a tsunami, so pay special attention to damage such as facility management, safety accidents and floods low”.

Jang Hye-jin, Busan.com reporter [email protected], some news from Yonhap

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