High waves pound the coast of Kagoshima city on the island of Kyushu in south-western Japan (Kyodo News/AP)The second powerful typhoon to batter Japan in a week unleashed fierce winds and rain on southern islands on Sunday. Typhoon Haishen blew off rooftops and left homes without power as it edged north into an area vulnerable to flooding and mudslides. Several rivers on the main south-western island of Kyushu were at risk of flooding, officials said. Expand Close The windows of a hotel are taped up in preparation for approaching Typhoon Haishen in Kagoshima city, south-western Japan (Takuto Kaneko/Kyodo News/AP) AP/PA Images / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp The windows of a hotel are taped up in preparation for approaching Typhoon Haishen in Kagoshima city, south-western Japan (Takuto Kaneko/Kyodo News/AP)The Japan Meteorological Agency said Haishen, which means “sea god” in Chinese, was packing sustained winds of up to 112mph as it battered Okinawa and the southern Kyushu island of Amami Oshima early on Sunday. Haishen’s course is similar to Typhoon Maysak which lashed southern Japan last week, injuring dozens of people and cutting power to thousands of homes.

Source: Irish Independent September 06, 2020 06:11 UTC