Typhoon “Vongfong” hit Japan – BBC Russian

• October 12, 2014

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Hundreds of thousands of people of Okinawa from the typhoon were forced to flee their homes.

Typhoon “Vongfong” that hit the island of Okinawa, moving north to the main islands of Japan.

Iz for high winds and heavy rains in the region suspended air service.

In Okinawa Prefecture at least 30 people were seriously injured. Hundreds of thousands were forced to flee their homes.

At the weekend typhoon damaged in Okinawa power lines, uprooted trees and knocked a lot of road signs.

Japanese energy company Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc said that in the south of Japan, about 50 thousand families have been left without electricity.

On Monday morning, the typhoon will reach the island of Kyushu. Here, because of the wind already canceled movement speed trains.

Picture typhoon “Vongfong” from space on 8 October. Diameter of the eye of the typhoon – about 50 km.

According to the Japanese Meteorological Service, the wind speed of the typhoon “Vongfong” reaches 120 km / h, gusting to 175 km / h.

Meteorologists warn that on Monday, “Vongfong” (which is Cantonese means “wasp”) will be held on the south-western part of the island of Honshu, and on Tuesday – over the capital of Japan, Tokyo.

Correspondent BBC BBC in Tokyo reported that although the typhoon in the past hours significantly weakened, it still carries a huge rain squall mass.

As expected, the typhoon hit the island of Kyushu, hundreds of millimeters of rain, which could lead to flooding and landslides.