Typhoon hits Okinawa: Heavy rain not seen in 50 years floods hundreds of houses
The plastic film of a greenhouse in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, was blown by super Typhoon Neoguri.
China news network July 9 comprehensive Japanese media reports, by the 8th super typhoon "Raccoon", Okinawa island 9 heavy rain, which read valley village an hour of rainfall of up to 96.5 mm, for 50 years of heavy rain.
In addition, Naha airport was also observed in the morning of the 9th local time 4:30 to 5:30 in an hour of heavy rainfall, an hour of rainfall of 80.5 mm.
As of 9 am local time on the 9th, the main island of Okinawa had received about 300 mm of rain in the past 12 hours, equivalent to twice the rainfall of the whole month of July in the past year. The amount of rain is unprecedented. Affected by the heavy rain, about 120 residential buildings in Niigata Prefecture were flooded, and more than 5,600 households were warned to take shelter.
The Meteorological Agency called on people to act on their own according to evacuation notices issued by local governments, etc. If they are unable to go out, they should head to higher floors and find a safe place.
The Japan Meteorological Agency had lifted the special alert for heavy rain, strong winds and high waves on the main island of Okinawa in the early morning of the same day, but it again issued a special alert for heavy rain after 7:30 a.m. local time.
Super Typhoon No. 8 will continue northward along the sea west of Kagoshima Prefecture. As of 9 a.m. local time, the central pressure of the typhoon was about 965hPa(hPa), and the maximum wind speed was 35 meters per second. It is expected to make landfall in Kyushu on October 10, and then move east of the Japanese islands.
The meteorological agency called for the highest level of alert for landslides and flooding as parts of the country are expected to be hit by unprecedented torrential rain.
As Neoguri gradually moved east. Although its strength has weakened, the typhoon is expected to approach Kyushu with a strong wind speed of 33 meters per second on October 10. Due to the influence of warm and wet air drawn into the Meiyu front, Neoguri is expected to bring heavy rainfall to various places before approaching.