NHK World, Tuesday, September 20, 2011 21:07 +0900 (JST) Japan's Meteorological Agency warns that heavy rain brought by an approaching typhoon may trigger landslides and floods in western and central Japan.
The agency says that as of 9 PM Tuesday, Typhoon Roke was travelling toward the main island of Honshu at 25 kilometers per hour over the sea south of the island of Shikoku. The strong typhoon was packing winds of up to 144 kilometers per hour near its center.
Areas in central and western Japan had hourly rainfall between 30 and 40 millimeters on Tuesday evening.
In parts of Miyazaki Prefecture in Kyushu, 400 millimeters of rain has fallen in one day.
Roke is gradually picking up speed. Weather officials say it will approach western and eastern Japan on Wednesday and may make landfall.
The agency says that as of 9 PM Tuesday, Typhoon Roke was travelling toward the main island of Honshu at 25 kilometers per hour over the sea south of the island of Shikoku. The strong typhoon was packing winds of up to 144 kilometers per hour near its center.
Areas in central and western Japan had hourly rainfall between 30 and 40 millimeters on Tuesday evening.
In parts of Miyazaki Prefecture in Kyushu, 400 millimeters of rain has fallen in one day.
Roke is gradually picking up speed. Weather officials say it will approach western and eastern Japan on Wednesday and may make landfall.
(Source : NHK World, Japan)
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