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A powerful typhoon approaches the coast of Japan, prompting authorities to order evacuations in a country already severely hit by catastrophic floods in early July.
Typhoon Jongdari, with winds of up to 180 km / h, is expected to hit Honshu, the main island of the Japanese archipelago, on Saturday (28) at night or Sunday morning (29 ), according to the Japanese Meteorological Agency.
TV footage showed great waves on the shores of Shimoda, southwest of Tokyo, as planes struggled to land due to violent gusts of wind
At 9:00 pm local time, the center of typhoon was located 60 km southwest of the city of Omaezaki
According to the Kyodo agency, a man disappeared in Kanagawa, near Tokyo, after several of the vehicles, including an ambulance, found themselves trapped in a coastal road affected by the waves.
Jongdari is due to arrive Sunday in Chugoku, the western region where exceptional rainfall caused floods and landslides in early July, killing about 220 people. More than 4,000 survivors are still in temporary shelters and many residents in their damaged homes.
Floods in Chugoku were the worst disaster caused by bad weather in Japan for decades.
Before the arrival of the typhoon, the authorities warned the population of the risk of torrential rains, landslides, strong winds and waves.
Preventative evacuation warnings were issued for areas most at risk
The authorities of Shobara, Hiroshima prefecture (west), ordered the evacuation of about 36,400 residents as a precautionary measure.
"Even though it did not rain here, we are asking people to leave their homes before dark," said Masaharu Kataoka, a local authority.
In Kure, also in the prefecture of Hiroshima,
More than 410 domestic flights have been canceled until now due to the arrival of typhoon and ferry connections between Tokyo and neighboring islands were suspended because of 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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