Photo/Illutration An object believed to be a roof blown off a building by strong winds hangs from an overhead line in Miyazaki at 11:16 a.m. on Aug. 29. (Masamitsu Oku)

Slow-moving Typhoon No. 10 is taking a deadly toll across the nation as it churns through the Kyushu region on Aug. 30, with at least four people dead, one missing and 78 injured as of 8 a.m. that morning.

In addition, at least 180 houses suffered damage due to strong winds or heavy rain, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency of the internal affairs ministry. 

The typhoon, which is currently moving slowly over the Seto Inland Sea as of 16:18 p.m. on Aug. 30, is bringing a record-breaking amount of rainfall to the Tokai and Kanto regions, even though they are far from the storm.

The JMA said that Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture, received 331 millimeters of rainfall over a 24-hour period until 12:50 p.m. on Aug. 30. 

Atami in Shizuoka Prefecture also recorded 303 mm rainfall until 10:50 a.m. the same day. 

The rainfall amounts in both areas marked a record high since record-keeping began. 

In Tokyo's Nerima Ward, 179 mm rainfall was recorded until 1 p.m. on the same day, which set a record high for the month of August.

The cities of Ebina and Hiratsuka in Kanagawa Prefecture, as well as Suruga Ward in Shizuoka, received record high rainfall totals for the month as well.

The typhoon is expected to pass through the Chugoku and Shikoku regions eastward, resulting in strong winds over a long period and massive rainfall mainly in western Japan.

In Miyagi Prefecture, where strong winds wreaked havoc, 56 buildings were reported damaged including one that was half-collapsed.

In Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture, a house was buried in a landslide on the evening of Aug. 27 amid heavy rain. Three members of the family of five who lived in the home were killed, while two daughters who were pulled from the debris were injured. 

At Kagoshima Port, an emergency call on the night of Aug. 28 reported the sinking of a small ship that was anchored. The 64-year-old captain of the ship fell into the water and is missing.

In Kamiita, Tokushima Prefecture, a man in his 80s was struck and killed by his house’s roof that collapsed due to torrential rain on the evening of Aug. 29.

From the evening of Aug. 28 through the morning of Aug. 29, linear rainbands formed in succession over Oita, Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures in the Kyushu region, bringing a record amount of rainfall.

The total amount of rainfall in Misato, Miyazaki Prefecture, reached 828 millimeters, which is about 1.5 times more than the average amount of precipitation for the month of August.

As of 11 a.m. on Aug. 30, Typhoon No. 10 was reported moving northeastward at a speed of 15 kph over Kunisaki, Oita Prefecture.

The storm had a central atmospheric pressure of 994 hectopascals with a maximum wind speed near the center of 72 kph and a maximum instantaneous wind speed of 108 kph, as of 11 a.m. on Aug. 30.

Typhoon No. 10 is gradually weakening in strength and is expected to be downgraded to a tropical cyclone in the morning on Sept. 1, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

The latest forecast map is available on the JMA website.

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