It's been tracked for several days now but the powerful Typhoon Nanmadol has finally struck the Japanese coastline. Thousands have already been evacuated in days prior however. Winds of over 100 miles per hour and at least twenty inches of rainfall are expected. Blackouts and flooding are reported and there is also a fear of mudslides occurring as well as the Typhoon struck the southern Japanese island of Yakushima before reaching Kyushu, Japan's main island later including Tokyo.
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Powerful typhoon pounds southern Japan; thousands evacuated
A powerful typhoon approaching southern Japan pounded the region with strong winds and heavy rain Sunday, causing blackouts, paralyzing ground and air transportation and prompting the evacuation of…
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