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TOKYO – A strong typhoon caused violent winds and rains in southern Japan this weekend as it slowly headed north-east to the main islands of the country on Sunday morning.
Typhoon Trami was the equivalent of Category 2 hurricane when it surpassed the Ryukyu Islands on Friday. The Ryukyu Island chain extends north from Taiwan to the Japanese island of Kyushu and includes Okinawa, the largest island in the chain, with about 1.4 million Residents, including approximately 25,000 US soldiers and their families.
The Japan Meteorological Agency said the typhoon could hit the main islands Sunday afternoon, making Trami the fifth typhoon that has hit the main islands of the country since July.
Total rainfall of 150 to 300 millimeters (6 to 12 inches) should be generalized, with localized amounts of more than 500 millimeters (19.6 inches).
The storm disrupted air travel, with an indefinite number of flights suspended Sunday, according to the NHK public television channel. The train service in the Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe districts, as well as the high-speed train between Tokyo and western Japan, will be suspended for part of Sunday, NHK said.
Authorities said nearly 300,000 homes were without electricity, according to NHK.
Earlier in the typhoon season, Typhoon Jebi, the biggest storm on the Japanese continent in 25 years, destroyed the west of the country, killing at least 10 people and causing many winds and storm surges.
Trami arrives at the end of a summer of disasters in Japan, including Jebi, floods and heat waves.
