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Kagoshima Residents Face Severe Flooding After Typhoon

KAGOSHIMA, Aug 22 (News On Japan) - Typhoon No. 12 crossed the Kagoshima mainland before weakening into a tropical depression off Miyazaki Prefecture on the morning of August 21. Authorities are urging continued vigilance against landslides and other disasters.

The storm made landfall in Kagoshima on the evening of August 20 and transitioned into a tropical depression over the Pacific around 9 a.m. the following day. Kagoshima Prefecture recorded torrential downpours of around 120 millimeters per hour, prompting emergency warnings for record-breaking rainfall.

In Kagoshima City, accumulated rainfall since August 20 exceeded 300 millimeters—about 1.5 times the city’s average for the entire month of August.

In Minamisatsuma, a 69-year-old woman was rushed to hospital with suspected hypothermia, and a community center was left partially submerged.

A local resident described the damage: "From above it looked like the whole area had turned into a reservoir. This morning the tatami mats were lifted up and everything was covered in sand. I’ve never seen anything like this before."

Although the risk of a linear precipitation band forming has passed, saturated ground remains unstable. Authorities warn that the danger of landslides and further flooding remains high and are calling for strict caution.

Source: TBS

Typhoon No. 22 Forecast to Strengthen and Approach Mainland Japan

As of 3 p.m. on October 6th, Typhoon No. 22 (Halong) was moving northwest over the ocean near the Ogasawara Islands, having intensified enough to form a storm zone with sustained winds exceeding 25 meters per second. Depending on its course, the typhoon may bring strong winds and heavy rain to areas along the Pacific coast from western to eastern Japan, with particularly heavy rainfall expected across the Tokai and Kanto coastal regions and the Izu Islands. Authorities are urging residents to stay alert for further updates.

Osaka University Professor Sakaguchi Wins Nobel Prize

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