The Japan
Meteorological Agency urged residents in affected areas to remain on high alert
for natural disasters, while public transport operators canceled trains and
flights, and some homes were left without power as the storm advanced.
Japan Meteorological Agency (JMI)
referred to it as the as the country’s strongest typhoon of the year.
Typhoon Shanshan is bringing with it torrential rain and winds of up to 252
kilometres per hour, strong enough to destroy homes.
The JMI said a rare special typhoon warning has
been issued for most parts of Kagoshima Prefecture. The storm
was heading in a northerly direction. Due to heavy rainfall, the central Japan
bullet train services on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line between Shizuoka
and Kakegawa were suspended last night. According to the prefectural
governments, at least three people have died and nine people have been injured.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has asked authorities to provide timely and
accurate information regarding evacuation, heavy rain, rainstorms, and river
conditions with the approach of Typhoon Shanshan. He asked authorities to work closely with
local governments and take all possible measures, like support for evacuation.