Typhoon Aere Makes Landfall In Southwest Japan, Weather Agency Warns Of Landslides, Flooding
Date
7/5/2022 12:11:43 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
A typhoon made landfall in Japan's southwestern prefecture of
Nagasaki on Tuesday morning, bringing with it torrential downpours
and thunder amid unstable atmospheric pressure in eastern and
northern parts of the country, the weather agency said, Trend reports citing
Xinhua .
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has warned that Typhoon
Aere could trigger landslides, rough seas, flooding in low-lying
areas as rivers breach their banks, as well as warning of thunder
and lightning strikes.
The slow-moving typhoon that is forecast to be downgraded to an
extratropical low-pressure system early on Wednesday, is moving
slowly eastward toward western and central parts of Japan, the JMA
said.
Typhoon Aere, the weather agency said, had an atmospheric
pressure of 1,000 hectopascals at its center and was packing winds
up to 90 kilometers per hour, as of 6:00 a.m. local time.
In the Tokai area, covering Nagoya, 200 millimeters of rain is
projected in the 24 hour period through 6:00 a.m. Wednesday, while
in the Shikoku and Kinki regions, up to 250 millimeters of rain has
been forecast, the JMA said.
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