A large and very strong typhoon is moving northward, engulfing the southern main island of Kyushu. Officials are warning of strong winds, high tides, large ocean swells and torrential rain.
Weather officials say that at 3 a.m. on Monday, Typhoon Haishen was 30 kilometers northeast of Goto City, Nagasaki Prefecture. They say it was moving north at 30 kilometers per hour.
A large and very strong typhoon is battering Japan's southwest.
Typhoon Haishen is expected to draw very close to the southern main island of Kyushu through Monday morning. Authorities are calling on people to stay on the highest alert and evacuate promptly if advised to do so.
A powerful typhoon, possibly the strongest in decades, is battering the country's southwest.
Typhoon Haishen is expected to draw very close to the southern main island of Kyushu through Monday morning. Authorities are calling on people to stay on the highest alert and evacuate promptly if advised to do so.
A powerful typhoon, possibly the strongest in decades, is battering the country's southwest.
Typhoon Haishen is expected to draw very close to the southern main island of Kyushu through Monday morning. Authorities are calling on people to stay on the highest alert and evacuate promptly if advised to do so.
More than 1.8 million people in seven prefectures in southwestern Japan have been ordered to evacuate immediately as Typhoon Haishen threatens to hit the region.
As of 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, evacuation orders were issued to the following municipalities -- Omuta City in Fukuoka Prefecture, Takeo City and Kohoku Town in Saga Prefecture, Goto City, Iki City, and Sasebo City in Nagasaki Prefecture, Kumamoto City, Kuma Village, and Tsunagi Town in Kumamoto Prefecture, Hita City in Oita Prefecture, Hyuga City, Misato Town, Kadogawa Town, and Kijo Town in Miyazaki Prefecture, Toshima Village, Tarumizu City, Kanoya City, Kagoshima City, Mishima Village, Nishinoomote City, Makurazaki City, Akune City, Satsumasendai City, Soo City, Minamiosumi Town, Kinko Town, and Nagashima Town in Kagoshima Prefecture.
Japanese airline companies say 557 domestic flights, were canceled on Sunday due to the approach of Typhoon Haishen. Most of the flights were scheduled to depart from or arrive at airports in Okinawa or southern Kyushu.
As of 5 p.m. on Sunday, another 555 flights scheduled for Monday had also been canceled. Most of these were to depart from or arrive at airports in the Kyushu, Shikoku or the Chugoku regions of western Japan.
A powerful typhoon, possibly the strongest in decades, is battering the country's southwest.
As Typhoon Haishen draws closer, authorities are warning of potentially record rainfall, unprecedented wind, high tides and large ocean swells.
A powerful typhoon, possibly the strongest in decades, is battering the country's southwest.
As Typhoon Haishen draws closer, authorities are warning of potentially record rainfall, unprecedented wind, high tides and large ocean swells.
Japan's Meteorological Agency says Typhoon Haishen, now threatening Japan's southwest, has weakened slightly but could still be the most powerful storm in decades. Weather officials are warning of record-breaking winds, high waves, storm surges and unprecedented heavy rain in the Kyushu region.
The agency says it's unlikely to issue an emergency warning for Kagoshima Prefecture. It typically issues typhoon-related emergency warnings 12 hours before storm centers reach target areas.
Japanese airline and train companies say they will cancel many of their services in southwestern Japan through Monday as Typhoon Haishen approaches the area.
Airline companies have canceled 528 flights for Sunday, mostly to and from the southern parts of Kyushu and Okinawa. They include 158 flights of All Nippon Airways and 136 of Japan Airlines.
What could be the most powerful typhoon in decades is threatening the country's southwest.
Weather officials expect the typhoon to develop to emergency-warning level as it approaches or makes landfall in the Kyushu region from Sunday to Monday.
Japan's Meteorological Agency says a powerful typhoon that's on course to hit the southwest of the country could make landfall at close to full strength. Typhoon Haishen is forecast to hit the island of Kyushu on Sunday or Monday.
Weather officials are urging people to take shelter in a safe place before the typhoon lands.
An epidemiology expert is urging residents in the path of a typhoon to evacuate without hesitation regardless of the threat of the coronavirus.
Kaku Mitsuo of Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University says some people may feel wary of going to crowded shelters due to the risk of infection.
Japan's Meteorological Agency says a powerful typhoon could make landfall in the southwestern island of Kyushu at close to full strength on Sunday or Monday.
Weather officials are urging people to take shelter in a safe place before Typhoon Haishen approaches.