Typhoon Haishen has now made landfall in Ulsan, South Korea, after leaving hundreds of thousands of homes powerless.
Haishen, which me//ans "sea god" in Chinese, had sustained winds of 100 miles per hour after sweeping Okinawa and southern Kyushu islands of Amami Oshima early Sunday. The typhoon was equivalent to a Category 2 hurricane and had a broad reach, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
Gusts of more than 200 kilometers per hour swept through Nomozaki in Nagasaki Prefecture.
Some evacuation centers had to turn people away to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
A landslide site caused by Typhoon Haishen where local media say four people are missing is seen in Shiiba Town, Miyazaki prefecture, southwestern Japan September 7, 2020, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS
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Effect of Typhoon Haishen in Japan
Initial assessment of Japan indicate that the Haishen left less damage than fear, Haishen still caused a loss of power across hundreds of thousands of homes in Japan, injured 32 people
including four people who sustained cuts when the glass window of an evacuation center broke.
In preparation for the storm, approximately eight million people located in the storm's path were asked to evacuate.
Japan recorded hundreds of millimeters over the 48 hours to Monday, and more rains are expected in the next 24 hours.
Fierce winds and rains blew off rooftops and left homes without power. Almost 430,000 homes in the Kyushu region had no power as of Monday, 3:00 local time. People were issued warnings in advance for residents to be ready to take shelter and stock up on food and water. NHK TV said that more than 50,000 people were given evacuation orders in Okinawa and Kyushu, including Kagoshima and Nagasaki prefectures.
In western Japan, this caused the closure of factories, schools, and businesses, while train services and flights were canceled. All Nippon Airways flights were canceled and will continue to be grounded until Monday for flights to southern Japan such as Yamaguchi, Kochi, and Fukuoka.
Meanwhile, Japan's coast guard suspended its search for missing sailors from a cargo ship that sank during Typhoon Maysak. The cargo ship Gulf Livestock 1 had 43 crew members and 6,000 cows when it went missing on Wednesday. Japan's coast guard was able to rescue three crew members, but one of them later died. An aircraft was able to continue the search for four hours on Monday.
No injuries in Okinawa were reported, but four people were reported missing after a landslide swept away the building where they were staying in Miyazaki.
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Haishen in South Korea After Hitting Japan
Haishen is the second typhoon to hit Korea this week after Typhoon Maysak killed two people and left thousands of homes powerless.
As of Monday morning, the storm system was 110 kilometers north of Tsushima as it headed to South Korea at 40 kph.
This morning, around 5,000 households had no power in the southern tip of the Korean peninsula, including Jeju Island, which had more than 473 millimeters of rain since Saturday.
Around 1000 people had to be evacuated, and more than 300 flights have been canceled.
Typhoon Haishen is expected to hit Chongjin, North Korea, where the agriculture sector is vulnerable to severe weather.
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