Super typhoon Nanmadol bears down on Japan's Kyushu island (updated)

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18/09/2022 07:39

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    TOKYO, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Typhoon Nanmadol bore down on
Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu on Sunday with the
Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) warning of gales and high
waves "like never experienced before". 
    The 14th typhoon of the season, classified as a super
typhoon by the U.S. Navy's Joint Typhoon Warning Center, could
bring record rainfall, the JMA said, warning of the risk of
rivers overflowing and landslides.
    Southern Kyushu could receive 500 mm (20 inches) of rain and
wind gusts of up to 250 km (155 miles) per hour on Sunday, while
the central Tokai region could get 300 mm (12 inches) of rain,
the agency forecast. 
    High winds caused damage including downing a bus stop in
Miyazaki prefecture, southern Kyushu, according to footage
carried by public broadcaster NHK. 
    Railway operators have cancelled trains and convenience
store chain Seven-Eleven Japan temporarily shut around 950
stores. Toyota Motor Corp  7203.T  said it will idle production
at three factories on Monday. 
    The storm is forecast to curve east and pass over Japan's
main island of Honshu before moving out to sea by Wednesday.
Heavy rain lashed the capital Tokyo, with operation of the Tozai
subway line suspended due to flooding. 
    

 (Reporting by Sam Nussey, Maki Shiraki and Ritsuko Shimizu;
Editing by Christian Schmollinger and William Mallard)
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