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Tokyo, July 28 (EFE) .- Japan is preparing today for the arrival of the mighty typhoon Jongdari, which is expected to hit the earth on Sunday in the central or western band of the archipelago, area still very affected by the recent torrential rains which left more than 200 dead.
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The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued alerts for western regions before the possibility that heavy rains caused by the typhoon cause new floods and landslides.
On the Pacific coast, more than 80 millimeters of precipitation per hour are planned for the next hours
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According to the data JMA, Jongdari, the twelfth typhoon of the season in the Pacific, was 13:40 local time (4:40 GMT) about 170 kilometers southeast of the island of Miyakejima, located on the east coast from Honshu Island, the most populous of the archipelago.
The typhoon travels at about 45 kilometers per hour in a northwesterly direction with maximum wind gusts of about 180 km / h
The JMA is waiting Jongdari approaching the southern tip of the Izu Peninsula, south of Tokyo, around 9:00 pm. local time (12:00 GMT) and that arrives at dawn on Sunday somewhere in the center or west of Honshu Island.
Some airlines have canceled local flights, According to reports from the local Kyodo agency, the Japanese football league has postponed three games scheduled today in the & 9 [[[KyKyKyKyKyKyKyKyKyeastandcentralJapanbeforethearrivalofJongdari
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