Typhoon Lan Makes Landfall In Western Japan. 800 Flights Cancelled, Several Homes Without Power

Typhoon Lan, which approached from the Pacific Ocean, made landfall at the southern tip of Wakayama prefecture, some 400 kilometres southwest of Tokyo.

High waves splash as Typhoon Lan approaches on August 14, 2023 in Kushimoto, Wakayama, Japan.

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Typhoon Lan made landfall in western Japan on Tuesday, following which around 800 flights were cancelled and thousands of houses were left without power, as reported by the news agency Reuters. Authorities issued landslide warnings due to the slow-moving typhoon. Typhoon Lan, which approached from the Pacific Ocean, made landfall at the southern tip of Wakayama prefecture, some 400 kilometres southwest of Tokyo, Reuters reported.

The typhoon brought heavy rain and strong winds to large parts of central and western Japan. In the television footage, rivers can be seen gushing and on the verge of bursting their banks. Around 90,000 households in central and western Japan were affected by the power outages, according to regional utilities. The dangerous levels of rain and winds resulted in road closures, and dozens of train lines suspended services in the area.

According to Reuters, The central Tokyo region, which is home to Toyota Motor, was likely to receive 350 mm of rainfall during the next 24 hours, almost three times the average rainfall for the month of August. Many factories shut at the time of the Obon holidays, when city dwellers go back to their ancestral homes.

Typhoon Lan had sustained winds of 150 kph (93 mph) and was moving northwest across the western part of the main island of Honshu at around 15 kph (9 mph), as per Reuters. The Typhoon was predicted to reach the Sea of Japan by Wednesday and continue north along the sea, as per Japan's weather agency.

Earlier this month, extremely heavy rain after Typhoon Khanun caused destructions, landslides, road blocks and triggered floods in parts of central Taiwan. Several hundred people were left stranded in the mountainous regions as authorities rushed to restart the transportation links and clear the blocked roads after intense rainfall, reported news agency Reuters. Rains wreaked havoc in the central county of Nantou after Typhoon Khanun ravaged parts of northern Taiwan. Over 1 m (3 feet) of rainfall caused flooding in Renai Township.

Heavy downpour shattered roads and triggered landslides and mudslides in many areas of Taiwan. According to Reuters, the local media reported that a petrol station in Renai was buried by landslides, and a motorway in the vicinity was flooded.

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