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At least 19 people were wounded in six prefectures of the archipelago, according to the NHK public network. More than 170 domestic flights canceled
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People use umbrellas to try to protect themselves from the rain caused by Typhoon Jongdari in Tokyo, Japan – 07/28/2018 (Jiji) access-time agency
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29 Jul 2018, 09:38
A strong tropical storm caused by a typhoon hit the central region of Japan less than a month after the country suffered catastrophic floods on Sunday. Typhoon Jongdari, with winds of up to 180 km / h, struck the Japanese territory in Ise, Mie province, around 1am Sunday (1pm Saturday in Brasilia), according to the agency. meteorological.
"We have been alert since the catastrophic floods" in early July, said Koji Kunitomi, a senior manager in Indonesia. "[Fortunatelyfortunatelythereis"newfloods"
After causing torrential rains in eastern Japan, the storm has shifted to the west this Sunday afternoon, The authorities have urged tens of thousands of people to leave their homes and seek shelter before the rains intensify. At least nineteen people have been injured in six archipelago prefectures, according to the NHK's public network, which broadcast images of huge waves crashing on the rocks and sea dikes in the south West of Tokyo and trees felled by the winds. More than 170 domestic flights were canceled Sunday and rail traffic was also halted.
The waves destroyed Saturday night the windows of an ocean view restaurant in the tourist resort of Atami, southwest of the capital. "We did not think it could happen, the wave went into the restaurant and we thank the guests for respecting the evacuation instructions," said one staff member. He was seriously wounded, "he said, adding that five people had been struck by shards of glbad.
Jongdari was advancing on Sunday in Chugoku, the western region where exceptional rainfall caused floods and landslides. July, killing about 220. More than 4,000 survivors are still housed in temporary shelters and many residents in their damaged homes.
These floods were the worst climate disaster Japan has seen in decades.
Before the storm, the authorities warned the population of torrential rains, landslides, strong winds and large waves. Authorities are particularly cautious because many people have been arrested for failing to obey evacuation orders – which are not binding in Japan – issued too late, according to critics.
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