One killed in landslide as another typhoon nears Japan
September 24, 2022, 9:41 am

One killed in landslide as another typhoon nears Japan

A damaged bridge by a typhoon is seen in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan in this photo taken by Kyodo on September 24, 2022. - REUTERSPIX

Typhoon Talas approached eastern Japan Saturday (Sep 24), bringing heavy rains and killing one person a week after another major storm battered the country.

Japan is currently in its typhoon season, and faces around 20 such storms a year, routinely with heavy rains that cause flash floods or landslides.

The latest, Talas, was churning near the northeast of the country, 100 kilometres (62 miles) off the coast of Omaezaki at 6 am (2100 GMT Friday), according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

It was packing maximum gusts of 90 km per hour, the JMA said.

The agency has issued warnings about high waves, heavy rains, landslides and floods in central, eastern and northern Japan, including Tokyo.

Typhoon Hinnamnor is the 11th typhoon this year (2022) in Japan - Photo. Pixabay

Local media reported, a man in his 40s died after his house was hit by a landslide in Kakegawa, Shizuoka prefecture.

In a separate landslide in Hamamatsu, also in Shizuoka prefecture, three people including a nine-year-old boy suffered light injuries, public broadcaster NHK said.

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Police could not immediately confirm the reports.

Last weekend, four people were killed and 151 injured after Typhoon Nanmadol slammed into southwestern Japan.

Scientists say climate change is increasing the severity of storms and causing extreme weather such as heat waves, droughts and flash floods to become more frequent and intense.

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