THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
October 12, 2019 at 19:30 JST
Huge waves crash onto National Road No. 135 in Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture, due to the synergetic effect of Typhoon No. 19 and high tide in the afternoon of Oct. 12. (Satoru Iizuka)
The Japan Meteorological Agency announced at around 7 p.m on Oct. 12 that massive Typhoon No. 19 made landfall in the Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka Prefecture, and issued its highest emergency Level 5 rain warning as residents braced for the worst of the powerful storm. [Read More]
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