This Nasa handout image shows Super Typhoon Noru. Photo: AFPTokyo: Strong typhoon Noru brought heavy rain and strong winds to southwest Japan, killing two people, local officials said on Sunday as they warned of landslides and floods. As of 3:00 pm on Sunday, Noru was located just off the main southern island of Kyushu, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. Noru, with gusts up to 162 kilometres per hour, was slowly moving northeast and was on course to make landfall in southwest Japan, possibly at Shikoku island, by early Monday. The agency warned of possible landslides, floods, heavy rain, strong winds and high waves in the southwest.

Source: Mint August 06, 2017 09:22 UTC