Typhoon Shanshan Took Lives of 3 in Japan

The natural calamities showed extreme destruction this year. Now Japan has again crashed with a very powerful typhoon. They named it Shanshan. This typhoon crashed into Japan’s Southern island of Kyushu. The severity of this killed almost three people in this region. Kyushu is a populated area and this place is the residence of almost 12.5 million people. 

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), they jotted down the track of this destructive typhoon, and showcasing Shanshan first caused a severe landfall in the Kagoshima region located near Satsumasendai city, this landfall took place around 08:00 local time (23:00 GMT). 

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), released a very rare “special warning”, which is usually only issued after the most violent and aggressive of the storms. When this rare warning is issued the criteria for the storm accumulates flooding, warning for landslide as well as a major damage in the land and residence. The high wind was at a speed of more than 252 km/h (157mph) on the island. 

Casualties of Shanshan Typhoon

The storm took the lives of an elderly couple who were in their 70s and a young man in his 30s. Both of these victims have a family of five people located in Gamagori city. This city is located in the central Aichi prefecture and was swept off late this Tuesday. 

The rescue efforts continued for a long time and ultimately the operation rescued other two family members of their family. This included two women in their 40s after the all-night operation this news was reported by a local broadcaster NHL Reports. 

In this region, many residents have reported about the power cut. The island’s utility operator said that at least 255,00 houses are going through this power cut problem. Before this almost 600mm of rain was forecasted in several areas of the Kyushu region that pour over 24 hours.

Videos are surfacing through social media accounts showcasing the wind speed and the severity of the storm. The video shows big large trees swaying under the storm’s force, the tiles of the houses blowing, a cloud of debris forming and being thrown into the strong wind currents with the heavy downpour happening throughout the whole time. 

Further results show that almost 39 citizens are critically injured in the regions like  Kagoshima and Miyazaki as NHK reported. Also, multinational automobile companies like Toyota and Nissan had to shut down their plants for the storms on Thursday, for the safety hazard of the employees as the storm caused a shortage of automobile parts because of the storm outbreak. 

The evacuation process for the affected region has already started as local governments registered 810,000 people already taking shelter in the central Shizuoka region in Honshu, the main island of Japan.

Typhoons in this region are forming closer to the coastal area. The force and speed are rapidly intensified. This storm will last longer, the origin can always be found in the effects of climate change and global warming.