Shanshan, downgraded from typhoon, leaves 7 dead, damage in Japan

Central Japan Railway

01/09/2024 10:38

TOKYO, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Tropical cyclone Shanshan,
downgraded from a typhoon, left seven people dead and widespread
damage as it churned off the Pacific coast of central Japan on
Sunday.
    The Japan Meteorological Agency continued to warn of
landslides, floods and rising water levels in rivers in western
and eastern Japan, citing increased risks due to ground
loosening from record-breaking rainfall since the storm hit the
southern coast on Thursday.
    On the Pacific side of eastern Japan, unstable atmospheric
conditions caused by rain clouds around the tropical cyclone and
the inflow of warm, moist air from a Pacific high-pressure
system were causing heavy rain and thunderstorms, the agency
said.
    Some Shinkansen "bullet train" services remained disrupted,
but Tokyo-Osaka service, suspended in some sections, will resume
on Sunday evening, Central Japan Railway  9022.T  said.
    The seventh death from Shanshan was reported in Fukuoka in
southwestern Japan on Sunday, Kyodo news agency said.
    Before that, the typhoon had crept eastward, drenching large
areas with torrential rain, triggering landslide and flood
warnings hundreds of kilometres from the storm's centre.

 (Reporting by Yuka Obayashi in Tokyo; Editing by William
Mallard)
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