#SuperTyphoon #Bualoi Strikes Northern #MarianaIslands and Could Strike #Japan
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Typhoon Bualoi hit Northern Mariana Islands on 21st October as a Category 3 equivalent storm.
The typhoon has now intensified into a Category 4 equivalent storm and is expected to steer away from Japan, but this could always change and head towards Japan.
Monster #Typhoon #Hagibis claims first victim as #Tokyo braced for #Japan’s worst #storm in 60 years
A car is overturned in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo, Japan, on October 12. © Xinhua/Deng Min via Global Look Press
More than 1.6 million people have been ordered to evacuate as Japan gears up for potentially record breaking wind and rain as Typhoon Hagibis claims its first victim before even making landfall.
Winds are set to reach 216km/h (134mph) and trigger floods and landslides when the monster storm barrels into central or eastern Japan on Saturday, the country’s Meteorological Agency has warned.
Chiba October 12. © Xinhua/Deng Min via Global Look Press
The sky turned a dark shade of purple on Saturday evening and residents shared striking images of the startling specticle on their social media platforms.
Ahead of the massive storm crashing into the main island of Honshu, it already claimed its first victim as a man was killed when a vehicle toppled over in heavy winds in Chiba, east of Tokyo, NHK News reports.
Hagibis is forecast to be the first storm rated “very strong” to hit Honshu since the category system was introduced in 1991. The Meteorological Agency said it could bring record rainfall on a par with a deadly typhoon in 1958 that triggered mudslides in Kanto and flooded the Kano River in Shizuoka Prefecture, leaving 888 dead and 381 missing, AFP reports.
Tens of thousands of homes are already without power and transport systems, factories and shops have been shut down. The typhoon has also disrupted the Japanese Grand Prix, forced the cancellation of two Rugby World Cup matches and grounded more than 1,600 flights.
Courtesy of rt.com
Super #Typhoon #Hagibis (Category 5) to cause mayhem to #Japan’s main island
Japan’s central and eastern regions are due for a direct hit from 12th/13th October 2019 by Super Typhoon Hagibis with 167mph + wind gusts which is equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane.
Rugby World Cup matches have been cancelled coupled with other sporting events.
Wave/Tidal/Storm surges and structural damage will be a real threat.
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