Weather & Science
At Least Two Killed in Japan Typhoon, Tokyo Under Flood Advisory
- About 70 people injured as storm tore through Kyushu, NHK says
- Storm triggered landslides and snarled transportation
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A powerful typhoon barreled through southwest Japan on Monday, unleashing torrential rains and lashing winds that killed at least two people, triggered floods and caused thousands to evacuate to safety.
Typhoon Nanmadol is heading on a northeast path along the west coast of Honshu, with maximum sustained winds of 30 meters per second (67 miles per hour). While the storm has weakened since making landfall, it is still expected to dump as much as 400 millimeters (15.7 inches) of rain in parts of the region, drenching major cities including Tokyo when people return to work Tuesday after a three-day weekend, the Japan Meteorological Agency reported.