Typhoon near Japan prompts evac warnings for 1M

[robdogbucky]

Typhoon near Japan prompts evac warnings for 1M

AP)
TOKYO - More than a million people in central Japan were urged to evacuate Tuesday as a powerful typhoon approached, triggering floods that left two people missing.


Public broadcaster NHK said about 1.3 million people have been ordered or advised to leave their homes, including 80,000 people in Nagoya.


Heavy rains as the storm approached caused floods and road damage in dozens of locations in Nagoya and several other cities, the Aichi state government said.


Television footage showed Nagoya residents wading through water up to their knees. In parts of the city near swollen rivers, rescue workers helped residents evacuate in rubber boats...

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/09/20/501364/main20108978.shtml





Typhoon Roke brings downpours

A very strong typhoon is approaching western Japan, bringing downpours and increasing the risk of mudslides and river flooding.

The Meteorological Agency says that as of 1 AM on Wednesday, Typhoon Roke was moving in a northeasterly direction at 25 kilometers per hour over waters to the south of Cape Muroto in Kochi Prefecture.

Parts of western and central Japan were hit by downpours of 40 to 50 millimeters per hour. Over 400 millimeters of rain fell in some areas in one day.

Forecasters say the typhoon will gradually pick up speed and make landfall in western or eastern Japan on Wednesday.

Wednesday, September 21, 2011 02:13 +0900 (JST)

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/society.html

[ixion]

1. My heart goes out to the people of Japan.

They're really getting their asses handed to them this year. :(

[malaise]

2. Can the Japanese take any more natural disasters?

:cry:

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. There are two words related to this...

CLIMATE CHANGE.