Video footage taken in Miyazaki on the morning of Aug. 29 shows strong winds blowing through the city and a river swollen by Typhoon No. 10. (Video taken by Kei Fujiyama)

Photo/Illutration A tree is uprooted by Typhoon No. 10 in front of JR Kagoshima-Chuo Station in Kagoshima on the morning of Aug. 29. (Kengo Hiyoshi)

Powerful Typhoon No. 10 made landfall near Satsuma-Sendai in Kagoshima Prefecture around 8 a.m. on Aug. 29, prompting widespread evacuation orders and disaster-related warnings. 

Strong gusts of wind were reported in Miyazaki Prefecture and a linear rainband formed in Oita Prefecture.

The slow-moving typhoon, also known as Shanshan, is expected to remain over the main island of Kyushu until the following morning, bringing torrential rain and strong winds, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

As of 9 a.m., the maximum level 5 evacuation order was issued to 202 households in Kagoshima Prefecture, and level 4 evacuation order was in place for 1.99 million households across Kagoshima, Oita, Miyazaki, Kumamoto, Shizuoka, Aichi and Ehime prefectures, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency.

From around 11 p.m. on Aug. 28, dozens of emergency calls were made from residents in the central area of Miyazaki city reporting broken windows and damaged walls due to strong gusts of wind.

At least eight people, including a child under 10 and a man in his 60s, were injured, according to the city's fire department.

On the morning of Aug. 29, the JMA issued a special warning in Oita Prefecture for a linear rainband that remains stationary for a long time, causing extremely heavy rain.

Similar warnings were issued for Kagoshima Prefecture, excluding the Amami region, and Miyazaki Prefecture earlier in the day. The agency warned of a rapidly increasing risk of life-threatening landslides and flooding.

In Kagoshima Prefecture, 220,000 households were without power as of 9 a.m., according to Kyushu Electric Power Co.

As of 9 a.m., the typhoon was moving north-northeast at a slow speed of 15 kph near Izumi, Kagoshima Prefecture.

The punishing storm packed a central atmospheric pressure of 960 hectopascals, with a maximum wind speed near the center of 144 kph and a maximum instantaneous wind speed of 198 kph.

Sustained winds of 90 kph or more were blowing within a radius of 110 kilometers from the center.

A tremendous downpour of rain, measuring 652 millimeters in 24 hours, was recorded in Misato, Miyazaki Prefecture.

The typhoon has caused significant disruptions to the nation's transportation network. 

Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) has canceled all Tokaido Shinkansen services between Mishima and Nagoya in both directions starting from the first train on Aug. 30. 

For the sections between Tokyo and Mishima, as well as between Nagoya and Shin-Osaka, only Kodama trains will be operated, with approximately two trains per hour in each direction. All seats on these trains will be unreserved except for those in a few first-class cars. 

Faster Nozomi and Hikari trains have been canceled. 

The company has also warned that there may be further planned suspensions or service disruptions from Aug. 31 to Sept. 2. Although no suspensions are currently scheduled for Sept. 3, there is a chance of lengthy service disruptions. 

West Japan Railway Co. (JR West) has also canceled its Sanyo Shinkansen service between Hiroshima and Hakata, from around 5 p.m. on Aug. 29 to around 10 a.m. the following day.  

While trains will continue to operate between Shin-Osaka and Hiroshima, direct connections with the Tokaido Shinkansen will be suspended.  

The company has also announced that services between Shin-Osaka and Hakata may be canceled on Aug. 31. 

All Kyushu Shinkansen services, which connect Hakata and Kagoshima-Chuo, have been canceled for Aug. 29 and are scheduled to remain suspended the following day.  

As of 11 a.m., Japan Airlines Co. canceled a total of 289 domestic flights to and from airports in the Kyushu region and Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, scheduled for Aug. 29 and 30. 

By 9:30 a.m., All Nippon Airways Co. had grounded a total of 284 domestic and international flights to and from airports in Kyushu, Kansai and other regions, scheduled from Aug. 28 to 30. 

 

 

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