Tokyo [Japan], August 14: A strong typhoon, moving toward the Kii Peninsula in western Japan on the Pacific coast, is expected to make landfall on Tuesday, with alerts issued for heavy rain and some railways and flights set to be cancelled during the annual Bon summer holidays, the weather agency said.
Central Japan Railway Co said on Sunday all of its TokaidoShinkansen services between Nagoya and Shin-Osaka stations will be suspended on Tuesday, while trains between Tokyo and Nagoya stations will be significantly reduced. West Japan Railway Co said it may cancel its Sanyo Shinkansen services between Shin-Osaka and Okayama stations on Tuesday.
Japan Airlines Co said it is cancelling 240 flights on Tuesday, mostly those to and from Itami airport in western Japan, affecting around 24,800 people. On Monday, 19 flights, including those bound for Itami, will be cancelled, JAL said.
As of 9pm on Sunday, Typhoon Lan was located at 300km south-southwest of Hachijo Island, part of the Izu island chain, roughly 100km south of Tokyo, and moving northwest. It has an atmospheric pressure of 965 hectopascals and there are winds of up to 198km per hour, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
With heavy downpours expected from western to eastern Japan through Wednesday, the weather agency warned residents to stay vigilant over mudslide disasters and overflowing rivers. Typhoon Khanun moved past Japan on Thursday after bringing heavy rainfall to southwestern and western regions.
Source: Qatar Tribune