BARELY a week after a strong tropical cyclone hit Japan earlier last week, typhoon Vongfong this morning made landfall on Kyushu – the southernmost of the country’s four main islands – after slamming across Okinawa over the weekend.
At least one person is missing and dozens are injured while more than 300 flights were cancelled due to the powerful typhoon, according to Japan Times. Kyushu’s bullet train services were suspended since Sunday due to the wind.
Local authorities have issued evacuation advisories to more than 440,000 residents, mainly in south-western Japan.
The Japan Meteorological Agency is expecting the powerful typhoon to head north-east across the Japanese archipelago at a speed of 30km per hour, with the likelihood of reaching the Kanto region including Tokyo late today or early Tuesday.
The Japan Times also reported Japanese airlines have cancelled at least 372 flights, while West Japan Railway said it planned to suspend all local services in the Kansai region later in the day.
