{"id":1646290,"date":"2022-09-18T19:20:33","date_gmt":"2022-09-18T23:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1646290"},"modified":"2022-09-18T19:21:42","modified_gmt":"2022-09-18T23:21:42","slug":"japan-experiences-massive-typhoon-as-millions-are-warned-to-evacuate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/japan-experiences-massive-typhoon-as-millions-are-warned-to-evacuate\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan Experiences Massive Typhoon As Millions Are Warned To Evacuate"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjapan-experiences-massive-typhoon-as-millions-are-warned-to-evacuate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1646290&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Typhoon Nanmadol struck the coastline of southern Japan on Sunday, causing widespread power outages and a massive evacuation.<\/p>\n<p>The Japan Meteorological Society said the typhoon could unleash up to 20 inches of rain by Monday with winds of more than 100 miles per hour as the storm reached the shore of Kagoshima City.<\/p>\n<p>More than 12,000 people have already taken shelter at evacuation shelters, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/japan-tokyo-evacuations-typhoons-climate-and-environment-420a398f90e44aea1ce243fdc52c40de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to<\/a> the Associated Press. About eight million people in southern Japan have been warned to evacuate, with calls across the regions for residents to stay inside buildings on the second floor or higher where possible.<\/p>\n<p>The AP also noted that 216,450 homes were reported without electricity due to Typhoon Nanmadol. Trains on nearby Kyushu Island have also stopped operating as a safety precaution.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Eyewall closing in near Ibusuki <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/typhoon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#typhoon<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Nanmadol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Nanmadol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sVpHcY4OV8\">pic.twitter.com\/sVpHcY4OV8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 James Reynolds (@EarthUncutTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EarthUncutTV\/status\/1571406917741998080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>NHK, Japan\u2019s national broadcaster, issued a rare special warning about the storm as the typhoon reached gusts of up to 168 miles per hour on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1vtk2mf\">\u201cThere are risks of unprecedented storms, high waves, storm surges, and record rainfall,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2022\/sep\/17\/japan-typhoon-nanmadol-residents-evacuate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> Ryuta Kurora, the head of the Japan Meteorological Agency\u2019s forecast unit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe wind will be so fierce that some houses might collapse,\u201d Kurora added, warning that flooding and landslides might also occur. \u201cMaximum caution is required. It\u2019s a very dangerous typhoon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tracks of the six typhoons that have caused at least $6 billion in damage (2022 USD) in Japan, as rated by EM-DAT, the international disaster database. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Nanmadol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Nanmadol<\/a> threatens to join this list. (Image credit: NOAA Historical Hurricanes Tracks tool) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MRSAcEGyHe\">pic.twitter.com\/MRSAcEGyHe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jeff Masters (@DrJeffMasters) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrJeffMasters\/status\/1570940998276247553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 17, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The typhoon is expected to turn east and pass over the nation\u2019s main island of Honshu before moving out to sea by Wednesday. The typhoon already marks the 14th of the season and the strongest so far in Japan.<\/p>\n<p>American astronaut Bob \u201cFarmer\u201d Hines also shared images on Twitter of the storm from space.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s incredible how something that seems so beautiful from space can be so terrible on Earth\u2026Praying for the safety of those in the path of Typhoon Nanmadol,\u201d he tweeted.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s incredible how something that seems so beautiful from space can be so terrible on Earth\u2026Praying for the safety of those in the path of Typhoon Nanmadol. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4xambFgtj6\">pic.twitter.com\/4xambFgtj6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bob \u201cFarmer\u201d Hines (@Astro_FarmerBob) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Astro_FarmerBob\/status\/1571268494192246784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 17, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Typhoon Nanmadol is not the only concerning storm being tracked at the moment. On Sunday, Puerto Rico experienced a total blackout, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/hurricane-fiona-leaves-all-of-puerto-rico-without-electricity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">losing all power<\/a> across the island as Hurricane Fiona began to pass over the island, leading President Joe Biden to declare an emergency disaster.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe President\u2019s action authorizes the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to coordinate all disaster relief efforts which have the purpose of alleviating the hardship and suffering caused by the emergency on the local population,\u201d the declaration added.<\/p>\n<p>Fiona is expected to bring up to two feet of rain in some parts of the island, with more than 12 inches of precipitation across most of Puerto Rico. Fiona began as a tropical storm, striking Guadeloupe on Friday with one death reported.<\/p>\n<p>Fiona was upgraded to hurricane status on Sunday as sustained winds reached more than 80 miles per hour. Gusts of up to 100 miles per hour have been reported on the island that is home to 1.4 million people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Typhoon Nanmadol struck the coastline of southern Japan on Sunday, causing widespread power outages and a massive evacuation. The Japan Meteorological Society said the typhoon could unleash up to 20 inches of rain by Monday with winds of more than 100 miles per hour as the storm reached the shore of Kagoshima City. 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