The Japanese authorities evacuated over 34,000 people in Kawasaki city near Tokyo due to the threat of landslides caused by heavy rains and typhoon Mindulle, local media said today.
According to Japanese broadcaster NHK, typhoon Mindulle engulfed the Japanese central districts, including Tokyo on Monday afternoon. As a result, around 425 flights were canceled in the country and electricity has been cut off in some residential buildings.
Public transport disruptions affected an estimated 49,000 people around Tokyo and Shizuoka prefecture. The prefecture’s city of Izu has been hit by August’s record high precipitation, while the wind’s speed has reached about 114 miles per hour.
Meteorologists say the Mindulle will reach Hokkaido, the second largest Japanese island on Tuesday and will move towards Russia’s island of Sakhalin in the North Pacific Ocean, the media outlet added. The Hokkaido authorities recommend its residents who live near rivers to evacuate.
Source: Sputnik
